Scout And Liz Margolies marry in hope to inspire youth
Friday, December 7, 2012 - 5:27pm by Brendan Davis, Digital Content Manager at GLAAD
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Liz Margolies married her partner Scout during a small ceremony on Thursday in an old fur vault in Chelsea that will soon be renovated to become a new sanctuary for a LGBT Jewish congregation. The couple thought their wedding could serve as inspiration to LGBT youth who have been following their story.
Scout, a transgender man, proposed to Margolies at a White House reception in honor of LGBT Pride Month in June. After video of the proposal went viral, Scout and Margolies received congratulations from friends, family and others moved by the emotional moment. However, anti-LGBT activists also felt the need to comment. American Family Association radio host and hate group leader Bryan Fischer, tweeted "Woman who thinks she's a man proposes to a woman who thinks she's a woman at a White House reception."
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Controversial LGBT Couple Scout And Liz Margolies Marry To Create Example For LGBT Youth
Posted: 12/07/2012 4:07 pm EST | Updated: 12/07/2012 5:11 pm EST
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NEW YORK -- The bride wore a sheer, white cotton sheath over a long-sleeved white dress that was once a Victorian nurse's outfit; the groom, a vintage morning suit with a beaver top hat and grey spats.
At 11 a.m. Thursday, Scout, who legally goes by only one name, and Liz Margolies made it official in an old fur vault in Chelsea that will soon be renovated to become a new sanctuary for a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Jewish congregation. If their wedding attire seemed especially costumey, it was intended. Although only three guests were in attendance, the couple knew that many others were following their story.
Scout, a transgender man, proposed to Margolies, 59, who identifies as a lesbian, at a White House reception in honor of LGBT Pride Month in June. Living long-distance for now, both are lifelong lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender activists; Scout, 46, currently serves as the director of the Network for LGBT Health Equity at the Fenway Institute, while Margolies is the executive director of the National LGBT Cancer Network. A video of the proposal shows the crowd cheering as the couple embraces.
Marriage, Trans & Lesbian Style
By: Autumn Sandeen Sunday December 9, 2012 2:41 pm
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Love. It's a marvelous thing.
The Melissa Harris Perry Show highlighted the December 6th marriage of Liz Margolies and Scout — a marriage of a lesbian and a trans man.
If anyone tells you marriage equality isn't a trans issue, they likely don't get that marriages like Liz's and Scout's would not be recognized as valid in at least four states: Florida, Kansas, Texas, and Tennessee. They have the Loving v. Virginia problem of their marriage likely dissolving when crossing at a handful of state lines.