Lila Shapiro
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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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.