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115 couples tie knot in Pride’s mass wedding
Cheerful mass wedding at Toronto’s Casa Loma for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and queer couples.
http://www.thestar.com/news/pridetoronto/2014/06/26/hundreds_of_couples_tie_knot_in_prides_mass_wedding.html
Their love stories come from all over the world and now they are bound together in marriage and Toronto history.
One hundred and fifteen lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and queer couples were simultaneously married Thursday in a 230-person mass wedding as part of Toronto’s World Pride celebrations.
On the grounds of Toronto’s majestic Casa Loma, the red-carpet ceremony began almost like a bad joke: A priest, a rabbi, a Sikh, a Muslim, a Buddhist and a self-avowed “tree-hugger” walk into a tent. The result is the largest same-sex wedding in North America’s history.
Those were just half of the faiths and cultures represented by the 12 presiding wedding officiants, who also included a First Nations representative and a non-devotional secularist.
One hundred and fifteen lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and queer couples were simultaneously married Thursday in a 230-person mass wedding as part of Toronto’s World Pride celebrations.
On the grounds of Toronto’s majestic Casa Loma, the red-carpet ceremony began almost like a bad joke: A priest, a rabbi, a Sikh, a Muslim, a Buddhist and a self-avowed “tree-hugger” walk into a tent. The result is the largest same-sex wedding in North America’s history.
Those were just half of the faiths and cultures represented by the 12 presiding wedding officiants, who also included a First Nations representative and a non-devotional secularist.
Charming video at link above.
or maybe here: http://bcove.me/688anjaa
It's been World Pride Week in Toronto this week, with the big events happening this weekend. The Trans March was yesterday, the Dyke March is today, and the grand finale - the World Pride Parade - goes tomorrow. Thankfully, dumbass Mayor Rob Ford (who just got out of rehab) was stripped of all duties some time ago, and Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly has been engaged and fully supportive of the festivities.
http://worldpridetoronto.com/
Hope all the visitors have enjoyed their week in Toronto.
Sid
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His voice caught as he described his decision to wear a rainbow-coloured robe to the ceremony. “Today, I wear it in solidarity with the places in the world that cannot get married,” he told the hundreds inside the tent and the many hundreds more gathered outside.
http://www.thestar.com/news/pridetoronto/2014/06/26/hundreds_of_couples_tie_knot_in_prides_mass_wedding.html
Well done
I think I would have been a mess on Thursday, watching all these happy couples marry.
Sid
Toronto's Mass Gay Wedding Teaches A Gorgeous Lesson In Love
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Toronto at its best, etc! RT @CBCharlsie: 12 different faiths represented here @PrideWeddingTO #sl pic.twitter.com/nFvoGJCLFN #prideweddingTO
3:51 PM - 26 Jun 2014
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Lots of love stories being shared today, including this couple who flew in from Korea for #PrideWeddingTO
2:43 PM - 26 Jun 2014
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William and Robert — celebrating 26 years together at #PrideWeddingTO. Fun fact: these 2 met in Hong Kong!
2:26 PM - 26 Jun 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/06/26/toronto-gay-wedding_n_5534681.html
Love is Love~
Beautiful!
Great OP! Thanks again Sid.
Pride Wedding TO @PrideWeddingTO
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Toronto at its best, etc! RT @CBCharlsie: 12 different faiths represented here @PrideWeddingTO #sl pic.twitter.com/nFvoGJCLFN #prideweddingTO
3:51 PM - 26 Jun 2014
Liberty Group @LibertyGroup
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Lots of love stories being shared today, including this couple who flew in from Korea for #PrideWeddingTO
2:43 PM - 26 Jun 2014
Pride Wedding TO @PrideWeddingTO
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William and Robert — celebrating 26 years together at #PrideWeddingTO. Fun fact: these 2 met in Hong Kong!
2:26 PM - 26 Jun 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/06/26/toronto-gay-wedding_n_5534681.html
Love is Love~
Beautiful!
Great OP! Thanks again Sid.
The couple finally got their chance on Thursday in Toronto, at a mass wedding that brought 115 gay and lesbian couples together, as part of the city's World Pride Week.
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The real thing
In Casa Loma's magnificent gardens, couples dressed in white gowns and black tuxedos sipped champagne from flutes and chatted with guests among the flowers and water fountains, under a hot sun.
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No different from anybody else
"I think it's about time the world celebrated us and this kind of relationship. Because we are no different from anybody else. But we have to do something like this to make this statement to the whole world that our relationships are just legitimate," said Nora, who said her vows at the mass ceremony.
More: http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1095391
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The real thing
In Casa Loma's magnificent gardens, couples dressed in white gowns and black tuxedos sipped champagne from flutes and chatted with guests among the flowers and water fountains, under a hot sun.
<>
No different from anybody else
"I think it's about time the world celebrated us and this kind of relationship. Because we are no different from anybody else. But we have to do something like this to make this statement to the whole world that our relationships are just legitimate," said Nora, who said her vows at the mass ceremony.
More: http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1095391
Mazel tov to one and all!
Sid
Thank you for making the OP. It was a beautiful day for so very many happy people! It needs to be shared far and wide. 
