Bay Windows Publishes Nation's Largest Gay and Lesbian Wedding Planning Guide.Business Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2004 On Thursday May 20, 2004, Bay Windows, the largest New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. newspaper serving the gay, lesbian, bisexual bisexual /bi·sex·u·al/ (-sek´shoo-al) 1. pertaining to or characterized by bisexuality. 2. an individual exhibiting bisexuality. 3. pertaining to or characterized by hermaphroditism. 4. and transgender transgender or transgendered adj. Transsexual. community, will publish It Takes Two, the largest Gay and Lesbian wedding planner ever published in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The special supplement to Bay Windows is 64 pages and contains advertisements from over 85 companies, including Shreve, Crump crump v. crumped, crump·ing, crumps v.tr. 1. To crush or crunch with the teeth. 2. To strike heavily with a crunching sound. v.intr. & Low, Hyatt Hotels, Holiday Inn and Legal Sea Foods "It Takes Two is a natural evolution from our weekly in-paper wedding planner," said Jeff Coakley, co-publisher. "When the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The SJC has the distinction of being the oldest continuously functioning appellate court in the Western Hemisphere. made their ruling on November 17, 2003 in favor of upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. See also: favor same-sex civil marriage, our phone started ringing with inquiries from wedding planners about how to reach the gay and lesbian community. The in-paper section was in response to that need." "Once again, business is leading the way on gay and lesbian civil rights" said Sue O'Connell, co-publisher. "Just as corporate America was more progressive than the government when it came to granting domestic partnership benefits, these businesses are doing their part by extending a warm invitation to our community". Both Coakley and O'Connell noted that the increased ad revenue has allowed Bay Windows to devote more resources to cover the same sex civil marriage issue. Bay Windows Editor, Andrew Rapp, noted that "It Takes Two serves two purposes. First, it provides same sex couples who plan to marry a resource book of gay-friendly providers in the wedding industry. Because most gay couples have not planned a wedding before, finding the right businesses for their special day is an exciting challenge." "Second, It Takes Two commemorates this historic event for all gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender citizens of Massachusetts. The victory celebrated on May 17 is not only a victory for those who can now marry, it is a victory for all of the community members who worked to bring equality to our state's marriage laws." |
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