New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (C) presides over the wedding of Jonathan Mintz (L), New York City's consumer affairs commissioner, and John Feinblatt (R), a chief adviser to the mayor, as they stand with daughters Maeve (L) and Georgia at Gracie Mansion in New York July 24, 2011. Thousands of gay and lesbian New Yorkers are have been married this weekend, as the Empire State becomes the sixth in the U.S. to embrace same-sex marriage. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (C) presides over the wedding of Jonathan Mintz (L), New York City's consumer affairs commissioner, and John Feinblatt (R), a chief adviser to the mayor, as they stand with daughters Maeve (L) and Georgia at Gracie Mansion in New York July 24, 2011. Thousands of gay and lesbian New Yorkers are have been married this weekend, as the Empire State becomes the sixth in the U.S. to embrace same-sex marriage.