Over 1,000 Daily
Papers Announce Gay Weddings

More than 1,000 newspapers across the United States now accept announcements for weddings or commitment ceremonies for same-sex couples, an increase from only 69 publications in 2002. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation made the announcement Monday, six years after The New York Times accepted its first same-sex wedding announcement.

According to GLAAD, this year will be the first that every daily newspaper in nine states and the District of Columbia will print announcements for gay and lesbian couples. However, fewer than a third of the 1,049 newspapers actually have printed an announcement because they have yet to receive a request. The organization has a list of participating newspapers at GLAAD.org/Announcing Equality. (The Advocate)