David Contreras Turley and Peter Thiede decided to move their upcoming wedding to this weekend after Friday’s historic Supreme Court decision for marriage equality.
New York couple David Contreras Turley and Peter Thiede were married Sunday amid Pride festivities in a ceremony officiated by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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The ceremony took place outside the Stonewall Inn, where in 1969 gay men rose up against a police raid and the modern LGBT rights movement was born.
Turley continues to work for equality in his job as the assistant regional field director with the Human Rights Campaign.
The couple told the New York Daily News they had planned to get married later this year, but they couldn't pass up a chance to be part of history following Friday's Supreme Court decision.
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Cuomo signed New York's law for marriage equality in 2011, and on Sunday, he marched in the Pride parade with a banner reading, "New York led the way."
In his remarks at the wedding, he added the recent Supreme Court decision was about justice.
"Today we treat all people equally, and that really is the fundamental promise of this country," he said.
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