GAY MARRIAGE - Brandon Carmody & Tommy Peters [Part 5]

**THIS VIDEO IS NOT CURRENT IT'S FROM 2004**

The wedding of Brandon & Tommy 4-24-04.

Brandon and Tommy are divorced now but this video captures gay marriage history in OREGON from April 2004 where over 3000 Gay & Lesbian couples were married in Portland OR making history.

Great news! Oregon's domestic partner law [HB 2007] is in effect now and couples are registering as domestic partners for the same legal rights and protections marriage provides. Special thank you to the amazing BASIC RIGHTS OREGON and Gov. Ted Kulongoski who signed this legislation into law.

I get a lot of confusion about these videos from YOU TUBE viewers and people do not seem to understand why I have posted them. I have personal and political reasons but main reason is that we need to keep a spotlight on the issue. The recent supreme court victory in California is a huge win for gay marriage and may pave the road for the remaining states.

Even though my marriage ended in divorce does not mean that I do not believe in the dream I think this is a civil rights issue and we are all entitled to equal rights in this country.

Keep the dream alive.

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[BRANDONCARMODY]

I get asked the same questions often so I will try to answer here. The reason I posted this video is to share my gay marriage story with the world. Most of the haters I encounter who post gay hate have never seen gay marriage and do not understand this is a CIVIL RIGHTS issue with strong emotions we endure in our struggle for equal rights. The recent supreme court victory in California is a huge win for the future of gay marriage and I want to use my voice to help keep the dream alive.

[vamp666babe]

What a brilliant doco.

Here in Australia, as a young lesbian, I am hoping and hoping that soon laws will change so I can get married, or have some formal recognition, to my beautiful partner.

I am so glad you got the opportunity to do that.

A question, was the celebrant gay himself?

~ Rach

[BRANDONCARMODY]

Yes the minister is gay and married his partner in the same church during church service in front of the whole congregation. This was of course during a brief period in 2004 before the OREGON supreme court rules the marriage certificates were worth less than BEST BUY bucks and we were all un-married with the tap of a judge's gavel. Keep the dream alive my friend. You will have the chance to get married someday

[idis91]

soo romantic thanks for sharing this private moment even if its sad that they divorced