CAST OF “THE GAY MARRIAGE THING” TO MARCH

Boston, MA – As Massachusetts legislators prepare to decide the fate of an amendment allowing a public vote to ban same-sex marriages in the state, the cast of THE GAY MARRIAGE THING will march in the Boston Pride parade with the North Parish of North Andover Interweave Committee. Those marching will include the couple featured in the film and their family. The film, which presents the politics, the piety, and the people embroiled in and affected by the heated debate over same-sex marriage, is in distribution with The Cinema Guild.

The parade will wind its way through Boston ending at City Hall Plaza where THE GAY MARRIAGE THING will be available for sale and the cast and filmmakers, including Director Stephanie Higgins, will be available for questions. “It’s wonderful to attend such a happy and inclusive event,” said award-winning filmmaker and director Stephanie Higgins. “It doesn’t matter who you are or what your family looks like, it’s a space where all are welcome. It’s a great feeling, especially when many of the attendees’ marriages and hopes for marriage remain in limbo on the brink of a very important vote.”

Gayle and Lorre, 30-something college sweethearts who marked their 15th anniversary a year after the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled a ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, are at the heart of this documentary scrapbook. From the protests outside the Massachusetts State House, to the churches of the Rev. Rich Wiesenbach and Carlton Smith, to the historic chambers echoing with State Rep. Kathi-Anne Reinstein’s perspective, a wide range of voices swirl around Gayle and Lorre as they approach May 17, 2004, the first date same-sex couples could file for marriage licenses in Massachusetts.

“Despite the unknown state of the legality of their marriage,” Higgins says, “Lorre and Gayle are excited to stand with their family and their church. They will march with smiles and Radio Flyer wagon in tow. To quote them in the film, ‘we’re stronger than this.’ And I would add, we all are.”

DATE: Saturday, June 9, 2007
TIME: 12:00 PM (noon)
VENUE: The parade winds through downtown Boston ending at City Hall Plaza where THE GAY MARRIAGE THING will be available for sale and the filmmakers and cast will be available for questions.
DIRECTIONS: http://www.bostonpride.org/parade.php

For interviews or to review the film, contact the director, Stephanie Higgins, SassyMedia, PO Box 132, Belmont MA 02478, 617-821-5590, info@thegaymarriagething.com, or visit www.thegaymarriagething.com .

For distribution information, contact The Cinema Guild, 130 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016-7038, 1-800-723-5522 or 212-685-6242, info@cinemaguild.com , www.cinemaguild.com .
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