Comic book shop celebrates X-Men comic by hosting same-sex ‘wedding’
NEW YORK, NEW YORK , June 20, 2012, ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – To celebrate the X-Men comics’ first depiction of a same-sex “marriage,” a New York City comic book shop held a real gay “nuptial” ceremony in its store. Midtown Comics hosted the hitching at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning at its store at the corner of Fulton Street and Gold Street. X-Men's same-sex "marriage" inspired the real thing. The store held a contest for the honors, won by Scott Everhart, 39, and Jason Welker, 33, of Columbus, Ohio . The two met online. Everhart said he kept the application secret until he was asked to come in for an interview. “That’s when I broke the news to [Welker] and kind of proposed at the same time,” he said. Thor Parker, social media and events director at Midtown Comics, said , “They really stood out as super fans.” The pair flew, by airplane, to the Big Apple, where such “weddings” are now legal. Their reception was provided compliments of Eventi Hotel . Gerr