The Gay Times (07/19)

All the LGBT New York Times news that's fit to aggregate:

Get Lucky: A lottery will determine who gets to tie the knot Sunday, when a record number of weddings are expected. Read the City Room post by Javier C. Hernandez and Michael Barbaro, and view the video by Javier C. Hernandez of Mayor Bloomberg on the gay marriage lottery HERE.

Just Add Flowers: Sydney Ember reports that two Central Park chapels will "pop up" on the first Saturday that same-sex marriage will be legal in New York State. Read HERE.

The Day: In his City Room column, Clyde Haberman explores the collision of conscience and the new same-sex marriage law among two New York State town hall clerks. Read HERE.

Longtime Companions: In today's Times, three pairs of longtime partners discuss how they met, difficulties they endured and their joy at New York’s enactment of a law allowing same-sex marriage. Read the brief sketches by Ashley Parker HERE, and view photo portfolios of all three couples by Michelle V. Agins HERE.

On today's front page, Shaila Dawan reports that the six Episcopal bishops in New York will decide individually whether a priest can officiate at a same-sex wedding, or even attend. Read HERE.

Judge Judy: Today's Times also reports that a former Clinton administration lawyer on Monday became the first openly gay man to be confirmed as a federal judge. Read HERE.

Book of Mormons: In yesterday's Arts pages, Patrick Healy reports on a new play based on the Proposition 8 trial over same-sex marriage in California by Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black. Read HERE.

Bachmann Overdrive: On Sunday's front page, Sheryl Gay Stolberg reports on Michele Bachmann's gay rights stands, which mix politics with her evangelical faith. Read HERE. She also reports on Ms. Bachmann's husband's counseling center and whether it practices “reparative therapy,” or so-called gay-to-straight counseling. Read HERE.

The Next Hurdle: James Dao writes that with the military’s ban on openly gay troops expected to end this fall, advocates for gay and lesbian service members are already looking ahead to the next battle: winning equal benefits for same-sex married couples. Read HERE.

State of Denial: In Sunday's Metro Section, the story of one self-proclaimed "hasbian" whose same-sex union in Vermont led years later to its dissolution in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn. Read HERE.

Judgment Day: In Friday's Metro pages, William Glaberson reports that New York State judges are signing up for rare Sunday duty in anticipation of the first day that same-sex marriage becomes legal here. Read HERE.

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