Fran Drescher's (best known from The Nanny and her tell tale voice) latest show is Happily Divorced and reflects her own life in that she too found out that her husband was gay. As sort of promotion connected to the show, she decided to have a contest in which she would officiate three same sex weddings.
As Conan O'Brien did, she went the route of the ULC Church or rather an offshoot known as the ULC Monastery. Both are accepted by New York City for purposes of being marriage officiants though the matter is a bit more complicated in the courts. As I have noted in the past, readers of NYT wedding announcements will notice from time to time that same sex couples are married by ULC ministers, a personal means to sanctify the proceedings to reflect one's own religious and spiritual beliefs.
The NYT article notes:
Drescher, who is also a cancer survivor (and earlier a victim of sexual violence) is naturally someone who various people might relate to. Given her background, it would make sense that same sex couples might like her to officiate the proceedings or they might just like to meet a celebrity. I am glad that my state has recognized same sex unions and my city the wishes of those who wish to have ULC ministers officiate, truly recognizing "the right to worship as [they] pleased." Here the sacrament of marriage:“Even though I am Jewish, I take no offense at being a minister or called Rev. Drescher,” she said. “Love is love. I’m not a divisionist; I am a uniter.” [The title is optional.]
What kind of advice does she offer? “Don’t expect your partner to be everything you need in life,” she said. “Have other friendships to fill the voids. But if you have found someone who shares your values, be happy and be well.”
Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred. It is an association that promotes a way of life, not causes; a harmony in living, not political faiths; a bilateral loyalty, not commercial or social projects. Yet it is an association for as noble a purpose as any involved in our prior decisions.Good luck to all she marries.