NY Marriage Applications Updated After Initial Oversight

Gay couples ready to marry in New York hit a small speed bump on the road to wedding bliss when they tried to fill out marriage license applications early Tuesday morning. While the forms were made available to same-sex couples for the first time, the language on the applications still used the terms “bride” and “groom.”
 
However, while this temporarily deterred some applicants from moving ahead with their plans, others were not swayed by the un-inclusive language and submitted the forms without hesitation; enough for a reported 20% increase in online marriage applications in the state of New York.
 
Luckily the application forms were quickly updated and now include the term “spouse” along with the traditional “bride” and “groom.”
 
Couples can now apply for marriage licenses without worry of the earlier bureaucratic snag, but while New York legalized same-sex marriage on June 24th, couples won’t be issued licenses until the law takes effect on July 25th.
 
“New York [is] expecting an economic windfall from the legislation,” reports Yahoo! News.  “One estimate by the Independent Democratic Conference advocacy group of New York State Senators estimated that 21,000 gay and lesbian couples would marry in the first three years the law is in force, adding as much as $284 million to the state's economy over that time.”

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