Vegas Officials Consider Marketing Gay Honeymoons
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Same-sex couples can't get married in Nevada, but Las Vegas tourism officials are still looking for a way to cash in on the growing gay wedding industry.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is considering marketing southern Nevada as a honeymoon destination for same-sex couples.
The Las Vegas Sun reported Thursday that the tourism agency's director of diversity marketing has already discussed the possibility with his staff.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}New York recently became the latest state to legalize same-sex marriage, joining Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire and the District of Columbia.
Same-sex marriage was banned in Nevada in 2002 by a statewide vote.
Las Vegas is widely recognized as a wedding destination because of the relative ease in obtaining a marriage license.