I want to kiss the groom

Sir Elton John and his partner, David Furnish, were "married" as the first same-sex civil partnership ceremonies took place in England and Wales today.
The singer and the Canadian film-maker travelled from their home in Berkshire in a black car, arriving at the Windsor guildhall to be greeted by crowds of fans. Wearing dark suits, they posed on the terrace of the building.

Sir Elton blew kisses to the crowd as his partner joined him briefly before they went inside the guildhall, where the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were married earlier this year, for the 11am ceremony.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/...

Congrats to the happy couple and to all the other happy couples in the United Kingdom.

•  somehow

  Liza Minelli will worm her way between them.

  by Miss Devore on Wed Dec 21, 2005 at 06:42:06 PM PDT

  •  perhaps

    either her or Becks.

    by Crisis Corps Volunteer on Wed Dec 21, 2005 at 06:44:15 PM PDT

    •  Sounds like Lytton Strachey

      The idea of Liza or her hapless ex coming between Elton John and his new groom reminded me of an old story.

      Lytton Strachey, a writer and member of the Bloomsbury Group, was brought before a draft board in Great Britain during WWI: the board questioned his claim to being a conscientious objector.  A witty man who happened to be a fabulous homosexual, he parried the board's questions with panache, often causing great mirth amongst the spectators.  When asked "What would you do if you saw a German raping your sister?" he replied slyly, "Why, I would come between them..."

      by Arturo52 on Wed Dec 21, 2005 at 08:34:40 PM PDT

•  Realistic

  Being realistic about this, I think that some states, e.g. South Carolina, Mississippi, will hold out as long as they possibly can.  Unless we can somehow get a either a Supreme Court ruling or a Constitutional Amendment, I don't see it happening everywhere anytime soon.

  by ortcutt on Wed Dec 21, 2005 at 07:25:50 PM PDT

  •  i think

    we'll get lots of states, long before we get all the states.

    by decafdyke on Wed Dec 21, 2005 at 08:10:03 PM PDT

    •  I agree with that

      I just think there will be holdouts.

      by ortcutt on Wed Dec 21, 2005 at 08:10:39 PM PDT

•  Over 700 couples were expected to marry today

  Congratulations to them all.  I'm pleased to live in a country that has made such progress toward equality, and with so very little public outcry about it.  It's really been accepted very positively in the media and in all discussions.

  Okay, you kind of expect that from a government where so many of the ministers have been openly gay, but it's still a good thing.

  by LondonYank on Wed Dec 21, 2005 at 07:26:43 PM PDT

•  Fave Canadian slogan borrowed from the US Dems...

  "It's the Charter, stupid."

  Adopted by the left/youth flank of the Liberal party, referring to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, used as the best defense against anyone who'd argue that there should be any impediment to the marriage of two adult citizens.

  PS- Don't let your son go down on me. <snark>

  by howth of murph on Wed Dec 21, 2005 at 09:17:23 PM PDT