By: (AP)
The Boston Globe on Sunday published three announcements of same-sex commitments, joining a growing list of newspapers opening their wedding pages to gays and lesbians.
The announcements ran on the "Special Occasions" page, where wedding and engagements also appear, under the heading "commitments."
"To be listed, same-sex couples must have their partnership affirmed in an officiated ceremony," said an editor's note at the bottom of the page.
They also will be eligible if they register their civil union or domestic partnership, the newspaper said last month when it announced the decision.
The New York Times, The Charlotte (N.C)
Observer and the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch all made similar announcements in recent months.
The new policies bring the number of newspapers that publish and plan to publish same-sex union announcements to 139, according to the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
All three announcements Sunday were of male couples and included photographs.
Globe Editor Martin Baron noted last month that the newspaper already includes same-sex partners in obituaries. He said the
Globe made the decision independently of
The New York Times, which owns the Boston paper.
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