NY Couple Married by City

Apparently it's easier than one thought to get "not opposite married" in New York City, even though gay marriage is not technically legal in the state.

The New York Post reports that last month a young couple, Hakim Nelson and Jason Stenson, were married by the City Clerk's Office on Worth Street. The civil servants at the office didn't seem to notice that both of the people wanting to get married were male and had male first names.

Due to a mistake/lucky break by another state worker, Nelson's EBT (food stamps) card, which he used as his identification, listed him as "F" for female. Nelson goes by the name "Kimah" and hopes to become fully female, through gender reassignment surgery, in the future. Apparently an orange dress and white leggings Nelson wore was proof enough that he was a woman.

Of course opponents of equal rights are claiming that the marriage is technically not legal, even though Nelson and his new spouse were married by the City of New York. According to The Post, the marriage bureau is "currently deciding what steps to take regarding the license or any others that may have been issued improperly, adding that Stenson's and Nelson's is not valid."