Poughkeepsie Journal

Sunday, May 9, 2004
17 same-sex couples marry in New Paltz

NEW PALTZ -- Seventeen same-sex couples were wed during noon ceremonies Saturday at LeFevre House Bed and Breakfast on Southside Avenue.

Four Unitarian Universalist ministers and one interfaith minister performed the marriages, said James Fallarino, spokesman for the New Paltz Equality Initiative.

More than 100 weddings between same-sex couples have been performed since February, New Paltz Mayor Jason West has said.

A very small group protested Saturday's marriages for about 20 minutes, Fallarino said.

The next ceremonies are scheduled for May 22.