New Jersey conducts first gay weddings – video

New Jersey conducts first gay weddings – video

Source: Reuters Length: 1min 37sec

theguardian.com

Monday 21 October 2013

http://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2013/oct/21/new-jersey-gay-weddings-video

Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, marries seven same-sex couples and two straight couples in a ceremony at City Hall to commemorate New Jersey legalising gay marriage. The first couple to be married are Joseph Panessidi and Orville Bell, both 65. Booker had refused to officiate at wedding ceremonies until the state legalised same-sex marriage.

Cory Booker

Cory A. Booker is the Newark (NJ) mayor, and a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

Note: Emma Bloomberg is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, Michael R. Bloomberg’s daughter, and was the senior planning officer for the Robin Hood Foundation.

Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder for the Bloomberg Family Foundation, Emma Bloomberg’s father, New York (NY) mayor, was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, and a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.

George Soros was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, and is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone, the Robin Hood Foundation, and the International Rescue Committee.

Clifford S. Asness was a leadership council member for the Robin Hood Foundation, supported same-sex marriage in New York, a contributor for the American Unity PAC, and is a director at the International Rescue Committee.

Daniel S. Loeb Family Third Point Foundation was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation.

Daniel S. Loeb is the president of the Daniel S. Loeb Family Third Point Foundation, supported same-sex marriage in New York, and a contributor for the American Unity PAC.