The Tipping Point Has Passed (this is Outstanding)

[kpete]

The Tipping Point Has Passed, Ctd

A bi-racial same-sex marriage is duly recorded in South Carolina's paper, The State.
William Hasty III & Gregory Smith





Gregory Maurice Smith and William Leonard Hasty III were married July 26, 2011, at Town Hall in Mamaroneck, N.Y. The 9 a.m. ceremony was performed by Christina Battalia, Town Clerk.

Greg, 52, is the Executive Vice President, Human Resources for Denihan Hospitality group in New York City. He graduated from Tulane University and received a B.A. in English literature. He also received a J.D. from Tulane University Law School.

Greg is the son of the late Percy Smith and Daisy Smith Green. Percy Smith was a pitcher with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Old Negro Baseball League. He also worked for the Mobile County Public School System and retired after 20 years of service. Daisy Smith Green is a native and lifelong resident of Mobile, Ala.

William, 45, is the son of William Leonard Hasty, Jr., a retired State Farm agent, of Bishopville, S.C., and Marie Baker Hasty, an Office Manager, of West Columbia, S.C. William is the grandson of the late William Leonard Hasty, Sr. and Mamie Louise Hasty of Bishopville, S.C. William graduated Cum Laude from the University of South Carolina with a B.A. in English in 1987. He is currently a Homemaker.

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Read more: http://www.legacy.com/celebration/thestate/celebrations-announcement.aspx?page=announcement&aid=152782577#ixzz1TnZMIgce

[OneGrassRoot]

1. ...

:applause:

Huge K&R, and thanks!

[FredStembottom]

2. Badly needed happy news.

Thanks, kpete!

[jpak]

3. It would have been better if they got married in SC

someday...

[Capitalocracy]

28. We'll get there. nt

[msongs]

4. gee haven't heard th term "homemaker" in decades lol nt

[Snoutport]

9. that cracked me up!

Ah...all these years of gay rights fighting have given us the right to be referred to as "homemakers".

I, for one, shall embrace this! (and since I am on vacation, then, for now, I too am a homemaker!)

[Ruby the Liberal]

19. Well, they have 2 sons

Awesome that they can afford to do that.

[LiberalLoner]

5. K&R!!! I agree, badly needed good news! n/t

[midnight]

6. K&R

[marmar]

7. Congrats to the couple.....and a toast for equality !!!

:toast:

[RT Atlanta]

8. Awesome!

Congratulations to those guys and Mr. Hasty's family for getting the wedding announcement published in The State - proud parents!

[blkmusclmachine]

10. Deep in the heart of the Old Confederacy.

:bounce:

[kestrel91316]

11. Straight from the social pages of the 40s, lol. "Homemaker", even. GOOD FOR THEM.

[MineralMan]

12. Well, that should make some SC heads explode.

Wish I could watch...

My congratulations and best wishes to the couple!

[closeupready]

13. BWT! BWT! K&R

Very nice. :)

[handmade34]

14. so, so sweet

a big congratulations to the happy couple!!!

[Dappleganger]

15. Beautiful, their sons were the best men...

congratulations, all around!!

:toast:

[GreenPartyVoter]

30. How cute!

[Rockholm]

16. Tipping on many levels!

Congratulations to the happy couple. A nice news story from my home state.

[thereismore]

17. This thing is great for the state of NY. Other States should jump in too! nt

[Ruby the Liberal]

18. Since copyright only allows 4 paragraphs w/ comment, allow me to include the 5th

The couple met in Columbia, S.C., in February 1984. Gregory and William were both commissioned officers in the U.S. Army. Best men for the wedding were the couple's two sons, Dudley Smith Hasty and Baker Smith Hasty.
The couple will honeymoon in Niagara Falls and reside with their two sons in Larchmont, N.Y.

After 27 years? Wow!

Congrats!

[southmost]

20. kicked

and recommended

[Duncan Grant]

21. KnR for all the past rabid fundies (who are now spinning at 1500 rpms).

:kick:

[steve2470]

22. k&r nt

[KoKo]

23. It sounds good...but, I know SC...and believe me...it isn't the "tipping point"

As much as we could hope...it isn't there. Still it's a start.

[AnnieBW]

24. Gay Miscengenation!

I can just hear them now. "It's bad enough that he married a man. But did he have to marry a NEGRO?"

Fuck 'em. Good on ya, guys!

[Agony]

25. NICE!

Cheers to all!

[Little Star]

26. k&r

[Scuba]

27. With any luck, this will make Jim DeMint's head explode. n/t

[Lone_Star_Dem]

29. K&R for some good news. nt

[treestar]

31. Wow, that's cool

And in a SC newspaper - good sign.

I'm going to look for some in the papers now!

[dixiegrrrrl]

32. Perfectly written, and I love the Mobile Ala connection.

Lol'ing my ass off here, I am.

Lovely to see this.