I'm Gay and I'm Getting Married

1st episode of the 5th season of True Life

"I'm Gay and I'm Getting Married"

True Life episode

Episode no.

Season 5
Episode 1

Original air date

June 24, 2004 (2004-06-24)

Running time

45 minutes

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"I'm Gay and I'm Getting Married" is the first episode of the fifth season of the American television documentary series True Life and the series's 78th episode overall. It featured two gay couples as they apply for marriage licenses and get married in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It originally aired on June 24, 2004. The episode follows a gay couple, Aaron Pike and Stephen, and a lesbian couple, Sara and Jessica, who legalize their unions by getting marriage licenses in Massachusetts after they became available on May 17, 2004. The couples, both from Massachusetts, go through all the wedding preparations, from the special celebrations with family to applying and receiving their marriage licenses. Stephen Schonberg claimed that he participated in the documentary to help "gay youths to feel empowered to be true to themselves, despite what others may try to force them to be."^[1]

Awards

The documentary won Outstanding Documentary at the 16th GLAAD Media Awards and was accepted by Aaron Pike and Stephen in March 2005 in New York City's Marriott Marquee, Times Square.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "The m is for marriage". The Advocate. Vol. 918. Here Publishing. July 6, 2004. p. 26. ISSN 0001-8996. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ "LIST OF WINNERS:16th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Presented by Absolut Vodka Marriot Marquis in New York, March 28, 2005". Archived from the original on October 2, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
^ Upcoming Events | GLAAD Photos from the 16th Annual GLAAD Media Awards New York at the Wayback Machine (archived April 6, 2005)