Cory Booker Plans To Marry 10 Gay Couples On Monday
- By
- Carlos Santoscoy
- | October 18, 2013
Senator-elect Cory Booker, the current Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, plans to marry several gay and lesbian couples at the stroke of midnight on Monday.
According to BuzzFeed, Booker will marry the couples in the first floor rotunda of Newark City Hall.
While the New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal to a lower court's order legalizing gay marriage in New Jersey, it has yet to weigh in on a request to delay Monday's implementation of the ruling.
At least 10 couples and their families are preparing to participate in Monday's event.
On Wednesday, Booker, a strong supporter of marriage equality, won a special election to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Senate.
(Related: Gay ally Cory Booker wins U.S. Senate seat in New Jersey.)