First Same-Sex Marriage held in New York

Niagara Falls

New York's Marriage Equality Act went into effect on July 24, 2011. At midnight, Kitty Lamber-Rudd and Cheryle Lambert-Rudd became the first same-sex couple in New York to marry under the law, exchanging vows at Niagara Falls State Park.

 

NY Firsts - Same Sex Marriage
Kitty Lamber-Rudd and Cheryle Lambert-Rudd at a pride protest (top) and their Niagara State Park wedding (below). Photos courtesy of the Rudds and Niagara Pride, Inc.

 

NY Firsts - Same Sex Marriage at Niagara Falls