[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/bloomington-mayor-to-conduct-mass-gay-wedding-in-protest\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/bloomington-mayor-to-conduct-mass-gay-wedding-in-protest\/","headline":"Bloomington Mayor to Conduct Mass Gay Wedding in Protest","name":"Bloomington Mayor to Conduct Mass Gay Wedding in Protest","description":"By Brittny Drye As Indiana\u2019s looming legislative ban against same-sex weddings becomes closer to a reality, citizens of Bloomington are not standing by to watch....","datePublished":"2013-01-30","dateModified":"2021-06-30","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Equally Wed","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":787,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bloomington-mayor-mark-kruzan-gay-wedding.jpg","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bloomington-mayor-mark-kruzan-gay-wedding.jpg","height":380,"width":525},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/bloomington-mayor-to-conduct-mass-gay-wedding-in-protest\/","about":["Marriage Equality News"],"wordCount":247,"articleBody":"By Brittny DryeAs Indiana\u2019s looming legislative ban against same-sex weddings becomes closer to a reality, citizens of Bloomington are not standing by to watch. On Thursday night, a mass wedding ceremony for more than a dozen LGBT couples will take place at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the city\u2019s PRIDE LGBTQ Film Festival. Presiding over the ceremony will be none other than Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan.\u201cHe\u2019s long held the beliefs of equal rights for all,\u201d said Adam Wason, spokesman for the mayor\u2019s office, \u201cand has supported gay marriage.\u201dThe event is doubling as a protest to the proposed ban. \u201cWe\u2019re hoping very much to first and foremost galvanize the LGBT community, make them aware of and begin to take action with all of their legislators on the importance of stopping this proposed amendment,\u201d says Danielle McClelland, spokeswoman for the festival.The proposal for the constitutional amendment passed through Indiana\u2019s House and Senate in 2011 but before heading to the ballot for voters to choose, lawmakers must approve the legislation a second time in sessions either this year or next. Of course, they\u2019re also racing against the Supreme Court clock, as their efforts may be a moot point if the high court rules in our favor.Photo: heraldtimesonline.com\u00a0Brittny Drye is the senior editor at Equally Wed, the nation’s premier online magazine for gay and lesbian weddings and honeymoons. Follow her on Twitter @BrittnyDrye. "},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Bloomington Mayor to Conduct Mass Gay Wedding in Protest","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/bloomington-mayor-to-conduct-mass-gay-wedding-in-protest\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]