Omaha paper clarifies gay marriage announcement policy
from The Iowa Independent
The Omaha World-Herald has been bashed of late through the social networking site Facebook for its lack of a clear policy regarding publication of wedding and engagement announcements for same-sex couples.
The flap prompted Publisher Terry Kroeger to set the record straight in a statement published Tuesday. Kroeger explained that the paper will “recognized licensed marriages approved by states,” and “that if citizens of more states approve same-sex marriage, our practice will adjust along with those changes.”
“Celebrations announcements regarding legal weddings, engagements for legal weddings or anniversaries of a legal marriage will be welcomed, regardless of the genders of the couple,” he wrote.
Kroeger also lamented the “firestorm” that erupted on Facebook as the publication considered its existing policies.
