Comments on Shuck and Jive: Power of Two

This just made me smile and smile.

2009-11-22T23:27:22.816-05:00

This just made me smile and smile.

Excellent news. Yes, the busybodies, tattletales,...

2009-11-22T15:13:37.215-05:00

Excellent news. Yes, the busybodies, tattletales, fusspots and scolds will retire to their fainting couches with a nasty case of the vapors, no doubt, but the people that know them love and support them, and that's what really matters (in spite of the BTFS rather inflated sense of self-importance.)

Just in case anyone cares besides anal retentive m...

2009-11-21T19:43:33.187-05:00

Just in case anyone cares besides anal retentive me MA repealed its residency requirement for marriage in 2008. Prior to that you had to be a resident of MA or RI or (here's a curious one) NM to get married in MA. If you were a resident of NY you could get married in MA prior to July 6, 2006 (why that changed I have no idea). Now even people from NY can get married in MA.

And there is a 3 day waiting period between filing a Notice of Intention of Marriage and getting your license. That's 3 days not counting the day you file the notice.

If you want to take your partner's name it is recommended that you say so on the Notice of Intention of Marriage Form because if you don't a court will charge you $165.00 to do so later. A person in a same sex marriage can now change his/her name on his/her passport, which was not allowed before May 27, 2009. (GLAD filed and won a case)

And if you want your out of state pastor to do the wedding the pastor can apply either before the wedding or after for a application and 2 certificates but the pastor (or any other religious - imam, rabbi or whatever) can't apply more than 4 weeks before the wedding.

Aren't marriage laws strange? The officiant can apply to perform a wedding after the wedding is done. What's up with that?

I found one thing that really surprised me - I guess I'm naive. Even if you get married in MA and live there all the 1138 benefits from the Feds one might gain by getting married don't apply because of the defense of marriage act.

I got all this info at the GLAD site on marriage in MA. In case anyone wants to get marriage in MA the site is:

http://www.glad.org/uploads/docs/publications/how-to-get-married-ma.pdf

Ain't it wonderful what you can find on the internet?

Larry King to gay activist, Mel White: "Once...

2009-11-21T11:44:51.410-05:00

Larry King to gay activist, Mel White:

"Once they find out you are as boring as we are, it's all over."

@snad : )

2009-11-21T11:40:48.055-05:00

@snad : )

Way to celebrate with joy for the happy couple, Bo...

2009-11-21T08:10:51.822-05:00

Way to celebrate with joy for the happy couple, Bob! I know a lot of people thought the same thing when my husband and I got married.

Awesome!! Congratulations to them!

2009-11-21T03:01:43.287-05:00

Awesome!! Congratulations to them!

My first thought when I read the story was a pract...

2009-11-21T01:41:46.652-05:00

My first thought when I read the story was a practical one. I thought you had to be a resident of MA to get married there. Did they change the rules? Or can residency be established in a short period of time?

Yes, indeed! Congratulations on creating yet anot...

2009-11-21T00:33:19.010-05:00

Yes, indeed! Congratulations on creating yet another positive, nurturing, loving family!

Congratulations!!! It surely will be a beautiful d...

2009-11-20T21:47:31.369-05:00

Congratulations!!! It surely will be a beautiful day when someone says "Nancy and Susan are getting married" and people only think "What should I wear and what gift should I buy. I hope they are happy." I would like to see that in my lifetime.

Idava