CC33

Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.

CC33


+6
Cheaps
Bluesmama
Chris
Shale
Nystyle709
Tony Marino
10 posters

    Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple

    Tony Marino
    Tony Marino
    …is a Global Moderator.
    …is a Global Moderator.


    Male
    Join date : 2010-01-31
    Location : New York
    Posts : 26786
    Rep : 607

    Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple Empty Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple

    Post by Tony Marino Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:40 pm

    Just Married! (After 64 Years)

    Louis Halsey John Spofford Morgan married, new yorker gay couple married after 64 years, gay wedding after 64 years together

    John and Lou in Beirut, 1952, and in 2006.

    We are L-O-V-I-N-G New York Magazine’s story today about two gay veterans that finally were able to marry after 64 years together!


    When the Columbia Library closed each night at ten, it was the custom of John Spofford Morgan, who was studying for a master’s in international affairs, to hop on the subway and head downtown to the New Verdi on West 72nd. Back then, there were two kinds of bars for gay men, he says: pickup joints and old-friends joints. The New Verdi was the latter, but it turned into the former when at around 10:30 on May 17, 1947, Louis Halsey walked in. “Love at first sight,” says Lou now. “Was it?” John wonders. “For me it was slower.” In any case, Lou and John spent the night together, just as they have spent most nights in the 64 years ensuing. Last month, they got married.

    John is 94, recovering from a broken hip but otherwise as hale and handsome as Lou, 88, says he always was. One snapshot shows the pair on a beach in Beirut in 1952. Lou looks like Tony Curtis, glossy and pompadoured. John looks like JFK except, as his mother used to complain when people compared their families, “we have chins.”

    Both served in the Navy in World War II, but on different oceans, as in a way they were from different worlds on land. John, who still speaks in the accent of the turn-of-the-twentieth-­century elite, worked as an economist. Lou, of Hungarian-immigrant stock, cut hair for decades at the Westbury Hotel. He wears rings and bright colors; John emphatically doesn’t.

    But being gay was a great equalizer then. And being married is a great equalizer now. “People say, ‘So if you’re married, where’s the certificate?’ ” Lou explains. “Now we have it.” The pair ignored domestic partnership when it came along (“A halfway step,” says John), and since they had already invested in the complicated legal work-arounds—trusts, powers of attorney—needed to protect one another, they didn’t see the point of claiming marriage rights in, say, Iowa. But when the law passed here in June, they knew they would take the step. “Just to see it in black and white,” says Lou. For John, “it was more like finishing something.”

    The small ceremony, with a minister and three witnesses, was held in their Village apartment on November 11, a date they chose because they have for years noticed the time 11:11 on the clock by the bed. They did not exchange rings and got no gifts, “except bourbon!” Lou says. “But he”—he waves at John—“started to cry.”

    “Did I?” John wonders.

    Congratulations to the happy, handsome couple. I can only hope that my partner and I look this good (and have this much hair left on our heads) when were are in our 90′s. If anyone is wondering, Nick will be the one crying on our wedding day. Stiff upper lip on this one.

    Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple Just-Married-After-64-Years-300x160

    http://unicornbooty.com/blog/2011/12/20/just-married-after-64-years/
    Nystyle709
    Nystyle709
    ...is a 20G Chamber DIETY.
    ...is a 20G Chamber DIETY.


    Female
    Join date : 2010-03-16
    Location : New York
    Posts : 27030
    Rep : 339

    Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple Empty Re: Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple

    Post by Nystyle709 Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:45 pm

    They look good. Congrats to them.
    Shale
    Shale
    ...is a Chamber Royal.
    ...is a Chamber Royal.


    Male
    Join date : 2010-09-27
    Location : Miami Beach
    Posts : 9699
    Rep : 219

    Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple Empty Re: Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple

    Post by Shale Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:45 pm

    Obviously a major threat to the sanctity of marriage.

    How dare they continue a committed relationship longer than most het couples' lifetime. (who 50% of divorce)
    Chris
    Chris
    Chamber Admin.
    Chamber Admin.


    Male
    Join date : 2010-01-30
    Location : Oak Park, Michigan
    Posts : 23201
    Rep : 330

    Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple Empty Re: Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple

    Post by Chris Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:47 pm

    Someone would be hard-pressed to deny this couples legitimacy.
    Bluesmama
    Bluesmama
    …is a Power Member.
    …is a Power Member.


    Female
    Join date : 2011-07-09
    Location : Portland “Burbs”
    Posts : 3353
    Rep : 43

    Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple Empty Re: Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple

    Post by Bluesmama Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:54 pm

    Congratulations to them.

    The one on the right looks better than a lot of 60 year olds! Wow!
    Cheaps
    Cheaps
    ...is a 20G Chamber DIETY.
    ...is a 20G Chamber DIETY.


    Female
    Join date : 2010-11-17
    Posts : 25876
    Rep : 252

    Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple Empty Re: Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple

    Post by Cheaps Wed Dec 21, 2011 1:24 pm

    Congrats to them!

    In the younger picture, the guy on the right wasn't bad looking at all.
    CeCe
    CeCe
    …is a Chamber DEITY.
    …is a Chamber DEITY.


    Join date : 2010-06-30
    Posts : 11962
    Rep : 326

    Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple Empty Re: Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple

    Post by CeCe Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:30 pm

    Awwww that is so sweet! I'm so glad they were finally able to get married. That's just wonderful!

    And I'm with cheaps. He was good looking AND hella HOTTTT!!!! salivate
    CatEyes10736
    CatEyes10736
    …is a Power Member.
    …is a Power Member.


    Female
    Join date : 2010-01-31
    Location : Portland, Oregon
    Posts : 2665
    Rep : 126

    Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple Empty Re: Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple

    Post by CatEyes10736 Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:43 pm

    So sweet. Smile I'm happy for them and glad they lived to see the day that their union could become legally recognized.
    captainbryce
    captainbryce
    …is a Power Member.
    …is a Power Member.


    Male
    Join date : 2010-04-11
    Location : California
    Posts : 2051
    Rep : 127

    Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple Empty Re: Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple

    Post by captainbryce Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:56 pm

    Chris wrote:Someone would be hard-pressed to deny this couples legitimacy.
    Any takers?

    Forgivenessman?

    Smile
    RedBedroom
    RedBedroom
    …is a Chamber DEITY.
    …is a Chamber DEITY.


    Female
    Join date : 2010-02-18
    Posts : 10696
    Rep : 312

    Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple Empty Re: Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple

    Post by RedBedroom Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:18 pm

    Oh, that is an amazing story! Bless them both!

    Sponsored content


    Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple Empty Re: Just Married (After 64 Years) Gay Couple

    Post by Sponsored content


      Current date/time is Fri Nov 22, 2024 3:58 am