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ANNIVERSARIES
Wayne
Berry
and
Steven
King
are
celebrating
their
12th
anniversary
of
marriage
on
Oct.
28.
Twelve
years
together
as
husband
and
husband!
(We
don’t
know
how
that
happens,
either.
Just
glad
it
does!)
AWARDS
I’m
celebrating
winning
the
2008
Creative
Loafing
Critic’s
Pick
for
Best
Burlesque
Dancer
in
Atlanta.
I’ve
worked
really
hard
for
the
last
five
years
trying
to
perfect
my
craft.
I’ve
experienced
a
good
bit
of
flack
regarding
my
name.
Experienced
some
latent
homophobia
and
racism
and
yet
I
still
continue
to
perform
because
I’m
wholeheartedly
committed
to
the
idea
of
women
of
size,
queer
folks,
and
women
of
color
taking
up
erotic
space.
It
means
a
lot
to
get
critical
acclaim
and
I
want
to
thank
all
the
folks
who
voted
for
me,
and
my
queer
community
who
have
always
been
a
safe
port
in
the
storm.
—
Exes
and
Ohs,
The
Lady
Ms.
Vagina
Jenkins
WEDDINGS
SKYE-
SICILY
Tristan
Skye
of
Atlanta,
Ga.,
and
Sicily
of
Gwinnett,
Ga.,
announce
their
upcoming
marriage
on
Oct.
25,
2008.
Tristan
Skye
is
founder
of
TransAmerica,
(www.transamerica.ning.com),
a
social
networking
site
for
the
transgendered
community,
and
Sicily
is
founder
of
The
Warrior
Union
(www.youtube.com/warriorunion),
an
online
fitness
and
nutrition
vlog.
The
intimate
ceremony
will
be
held
with
close
friends
at
a
cabin
in
Helen,
Ga.,
and
officiated
by
Apostle
Randy
Morgan
of
New
Covenant
Church
of
Atlanta.
STRINGER-WALKER
William
Ronald
Stringer
&
Gary
C.
Walker
of Macon
Georgia, were
married
at
the
Lyford
Tower
in
Tiburon,
Calif.,
on
Aug.
5,
2008.
Officiating and
coordinating
the
ceremony
was
the
Rev.
Rosalie
Mohr
of
Eloping
on
the
Bay. Close
friend
of
the
couple
Roy
Lamb
served
as
Best
Man
via
telecommunication
as
he
was
unable
to
physically
attend
the
ceremony. The
couple’s
ceremony
was
held
inside
the
Lyford Tower
where
Rev.
Mohr
had
placed
a
family
photograph of
the
couple’s
children
and
grandchildren. The
intimate
ceremony
was
held
with
a
back
drop
of
the
couple’s
favorite
songs
and
a
bay
view
outside
the
tower.
Gary
is
originally
from
a
rural
south
Georgia
town
which
he
served
as
city
councilman
for
eight
years
before
relocating
to
Macon,
Ga. He
currently serves
as
an
Operations
Manager
for
one
of
the
middle
Georgia
stores,
which
have
shown
an
enormous
amount
of
support
and
well
wishes
from the
store
he
is
currently
in
and
the
surrounding
area
stores.
Will
had
worked
in
health
care
nutrition in
several
south
Georgia
towns
before
relocating
to
Macon
which
many
have
sent
congratulatory
calls
and
letters
for
the
big
event.
He
currently
works
as
an
Admissions
Director
for
a
local
post
acute
rehab
center.
The
couple
hosted
a
reception
at
their
home
which friends,
family
and
co-workers attended
after
their
return
from
California. Two
of
the
couples
best
friends
Roy
Lamb
&
Carmen
Beecher
toasted
the
happy
couple’s marriage. The
couples
two
sons
and
their
families
Jason Stringer
and
Mr.
&
Mrs.
Joshua
Stringer
and their
grandson
Ryan
Stringer
braved
the
hazardous
weather
of
tropical
storm
Fay
as
they
drove
up
from
south
eastern
Georgia
to
be
with
their
two
dads
to
show
their
support.
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Wayne
Berry
and
Steven
King
are
celebrating
their
12th
anniversary
of
marriage
on
Oct.
28.
Twelve
years
together
as
husband
and
husband!
(We
don’t
know
how
that
happens,
either.
Just
glad
it
does!)
I’m
celebrating
winning
the
2008
Creative
Loafing
Critic’s
Pick
for
Best
Burlesque
Dancer
in
Atlanta.
SKYE-
SICILY
STRINGER-WALKER
