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West Point Celebrates First Same-Sex Wedding at Military Chapel

Posted by on Dec 3, 2012 in Inspirgaytion | 0 comments

Congratulations Brenda Sue Fulton and Penelope Gnesin – you just got married! To each other! At a United States military campus. And you’re both ladies! But hey, you already knew that.

Penelope Gnesin and Brenda Sue Fulton tie the knot!

Fulton, a West Point graduate, exchanged vows with her girlfriend of 17 years in a ceremony conducted senior Army chaplain, Col. J. Wesley Smith of Dover Air Force Base.

And lest any ‘phobes huff and puff about a lesbian wedding at our nation’s most elite military academy, get this; the couple preferred to marry in their home state of New Jersey, but same-sex marriage is currently illegal there.

Fulton, 53, said she was getting married at the academy because “West Point has been an important part of my life,” but also because Republican Gov. Chris Christie in her home state of New Jersey vetoed a gay marriage bill earlier this year.

“We had always said that we wanted to get married in New Jersey,” Fulton told USA Today, but “we didn’t want to wait any longer,” particularly because Gnesim, 52, is a breast cancer survivor and suffers from multiple sclerosis.

“It is wonderful for us to celebrate the recognition that New York state will give our marriage,” Fulton said, but “there is also some regret that we can’t get married in our home state.”

Another lovely photo of the newly married couple and more details at USA Today.

Congratulations!