FLASHBACK: WILL YOU MARRY ME? - PAULA ABDUL

Two of my nearest and dearest friends, Jason and Michael, got married in NYC this past weekend and it was the FIRST gay wedding I've attended. Not counting mine, of course. It was perfect and lovely and this song kept popping into my head. Paula recorded Will You Marry Me? and released it from her album 1991 Spellbound as it's fifth and final single. The song hit #19 on the Hot 100, which is

JAY-Z SAYS OBAMA'S MARRIAGE EQUALITY ENDORSEMENT IS "THE RIGHT THING TO DO AS A HUMAN BEING"

Jay-Z is speaking out to CNN about President Obama's recent statement in support of marriage equality. The mogul/rapper says that discrimination against gays is "no different than discriminating against blacks". It's a great statement and could help change a lot of minds for someone as famous and important in the world of Hip Hop to support the LGBT community. Many do now, and Jay-Z is certainly

OBAMA ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE

FINALLY!!! What a glorious day in the USA. In an interview with Robin Roberts which aired this afternoon, President Obama said the following:
"I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids

21-DAY CLEANSE: DAY 13

DAY 13: Started my day off with some water w/ lemon and an herbal tea. I got up at 7:30 this morning, so I sat and read my daily cleanse reading (inspiration, affirmation and focus) and then worked on my blog a bit. I went to the post office at 9:15, hit the gym at about 9:30 and then back home to make juice. Then it was off to buy a new blender. Turns out our 300 year old blender wasn't great

TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY, AND WE ARE FULLY STOCKED!!!

Tomorrow is the big day!!! Our (my husband and mine) 21 day cleanse that starts our Crazy Sexy Diet kicks off in full swing tomorrow morning. In preparation we went to our local (and so lucky to have) health food, organic, all around amazy corner grocery store, the Westerly Natural Food Market. Aside from having all the organic, raw groceries and powders and supplements we needed, they also

MY BROTHER-IN-LAW JON SANDS WROTE THIS AMAZING POEM FOR MY WEDDING

My brother-in-law, Jon Sands, is one of the most amazing, recognized and acccomplished poets in the world. His first book, The New Clean, was recently published and he travels the country teaching and doing workshops. He also has represented NYC in multiple National Poetry Slam competitions. Oh,and he rocks. Here is the amazing poem that he wrote just for my husband, Ben, and I for our wedding

A BEAUTIFUL STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF MARRIAGE EQUALITY

This video shows perfectly why EVERYONE should be able to marry. Here is an ad supporters have made and are trying to get on tv in Australia to help the movement for marriage equality in their country. It's absolutely beautiful. Try to not cry. I dare you. Get Up! Do donate, sign their petition or just to get more info on Get Up go to their website.

REVIEW: "STANDING ON CEREMONY: THE GAY MARRIAGE PLAYS"

Last night I attended Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays at the Minetta Lane Theatre here in NYC. The show is a series of short plays about the ongoing battle all over the United States to secure equal rights for the LGBT community to marry the person they love. Gosh, what will we want next? The right to vote? Ha. Anyway, SOC was truly an inspiring reading of nine different short plays

WATCH CONAN O'BRIEN OFFICIATE A GAY WEDDING ON HIS SHOW

This is touching and awesome. Conan O'Brien presided over a lovely ceremony on his show, taping at the Beacon Theatre in New York this week, for his longtime costume designer Scott Cronick married his partner David Gorshein. Celebrity cameos abound!! It is really great that Conan did this and did it in a very straight forward, loving way for a dear friend. Watch

I'M BACK!!! LET'S GET THIS PARTY RE-STARTED

Hello, everyone. It's been a very exciting couple of months. I had a BIG birthday (a lady never reveals her age) and I got married!!! Yes, thanks to the good people of New York, my now-husband Ben and I were able to get hitched right here in NYC at the beautiful Soho House and had 83 degree weather to have our reception on the rooftop. We ended up, with many of our guests, jumping in the pool

PAUSE: I HAVE A WEDDING TO PLAN

All right. I am going on semi-retirement for the next few months from the blogging. While I will be posting here and there, my main focus (aside from my ACTUAL job, which I do have) will be not killing myself while planning for MY WEDDING!! Yes, now that it's legal in New York, my fiance and I are finally getting married....QUICKLY! So I have lots to do. GET OFF MY BACK!! Sorry, that was wedding

NEW YORK PASSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY BILL

THAT'S IT. WE'VE DONE IT. NEW YORK HAS PASSED THE MARRIAGE EQUALITY BILL. WE HAVE OVERCOME. ALL NEW YORKERS ARE NOW EQUAL IN THE EYES OF THE LAW AND A NEW DAY HAS COME FOR NEW YORK AND THE COUNTRY. EQUALITY IS COMING FOR EVERYONE!! THE VOTE WAS 33 - 29!!!

WATCH LIVE: NY SENATE TAKING A VOTE ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY TONIGHT

It's not happened yet, but tonight the New York Senate will take a vote on marriage equality, and even some of those Senators against it are saying that it is going to pass. Watch now BELOW.nysenate on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free

MY LETTER TO THE NEW YORK SENATORS

Dear Senator,Hello. My name is Wendell Odom and I am a gay New Yorker. My fiance Ben and I have been together for almost three years and have been engaged since February. Marriage equality in New York is very important to us for many reasons, but most of all so that we are a family, with the same legal rights as any family. Aside from the simple statement of standing up in front of our friends