CORY BOOKER TO START MARRYING GAY NJ COUPLES @ THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY

Senator-Elect Cory Booker is wasting no time exercising his political muscle. Before Mr. Booker goes to Washington, he will marry same-sex couples in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey beginning at 12:01 AM on Monday.

According to BuzzFeed, the Newark mayor, who trounced his gay-baiting opponent Steve Lonegan to win the Senate seat on Wednesday, will marry at least 10 couples on the first floor rotunda of Newark City Hall. However, the New Jersey Supreme Court may issue an order before anyone says “I do” as it considers an appeal to aSeptember 27 decision by Judge Mary Jacobson.

Jacobson ruled that “[s]ame-sex couples must be allowed to marry in order to obtain equal protection of the law under the New Jersey Constitution,” beginning October 21. Although Governor and opportunistic gay marriage opponent Chris Christie appealed the ruling, the state’s Supreme Court is still deciding on whether or not to pay any attention to it. If the high court fails to rule, Jacobson’s decree will go into effect on Monday.

Meanwhile, New Jersey cities including gay mecca Asbury Park are gearing up for their big gay wedding days and are already accepting applications for marriage licenses. The Newark couples seeking to get married by Booker need to file their necessary paperwork by 10 am Friday. Each couple is allowed to bring up to five guests and are required to be at City Hall an hour prior to the ceremony.

SOURCE: QUEERTY

CORY BOOKER'S OPPONENT FOR US SENATE SEAT QUESTIONS HIS SEXUALITY & MASCULINITY

US Senate candidate Cory Booker of New Jersey has gotten a lot of attention in recent days for stating he thinks it's 'wonderful' when some people think he's gay.

His Republican opponent, Steve Lonegan, has responded by not only questioning Booker's sexuality, but also his masculinity.

'Maybe that helps to get him the gay vote by acting ambiguous,' Lonergan tells Newsmax.com.

Then he adds his own speculation: 'I don’t know if you saw the stories [about Booker] last year. They’ve been out for quite a bit about how he likes to go out at three o’clock in the morning for a manicure and a pedicure.'

Lonergan makes clear he would not be out at that hour or any hour doing such things.

'I don’t like going out in the middle of the night, or any time of the day, for a manicure and pedicure,' he says. 'It was described as his peculiar fetish ... I have a more peculiar fetish. I like a good Scotch and a cigar. That’s my fetish but we’ll just compare the two.'

Booker is the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, and a rising political star. He's 44 and indicated to the Washington Post in a recent interview that he is not bothered by speculation about his sexuality and makes no effort to clarify it.

'...People who think I’m gay, some part of me thinks it’s wonderful. Because I want to challenge people on their homophobia,' he says.

'I love seeing on Twitter when someone says I’m gay, and I say, "So what does it matter if I am? So be it. I hope you are not voting for me because you are making the presumption that I’m straight."'

SOURCE: GAY STAR NEWS

CORY BOOKER THINKS IT'S WONDERFUL IF PEOPLE THINKS HE'S GAY

Rising political star Cory Booker, currently the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, knows all about the gay rumors.

The 44 year old, who has never been married, says he is not bothered by the speculation and does not seem eager to clear it up one way or another.

'...People who think I’m gay, some part of me thinks it’s wonderful. Because I want to challenge people on their homophobia,' he tells the Washington Post.

'I love seeing on Twitter when someone says I’m gay, and I say, "So what does it matter if I am? So be it. I hope you are not voting for me because you are making the presumption that I’m straight."'

Booker does say that it is to his 'great dismay' that 'I have not settled down with a life partner.'

He is trying to become New Jersey's first African-American senator. He faces Republican Steve Lonegan in a special election on 16 October to fill the seat left vacant by the late senator Frank Lautenberg.

SOURCE: GAY STAR NEWS