Michael Cole and Jamil Smith’s Wedding Makes Cover of Insight News

“Cole-Smith celebration breaks barriers”

With so many waiting for that one special person to put the period at the end of their sentences, anytime you hear of a couple basking in the glow of matrimonial bliss, you either graciously applaud the union, or you sulk enviously, impatiently waiting for your turn at bat.

But what if the union was that of two men, or even two women, who’ve decided to stand before family and friends to seal the walls of their loving relationship? Does our applause still resound, or are we stuck in a world determined to pass judgment rather than celebrate the beauty that comes with love and acceptance?

The fact that a gay wedding makes the cover of (the print edition of) Insight News (a Twin Cities African-American oriented publication) is newsworthy.