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LI gay group to launch wedding website

Caterers such as Land’s End in Sayville, above,

Photo credit: Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan | Caterers such as Land’s End in Sayville, above, have hosted gay weddings. The Long Island GLBT network plans to launch a website where wedding vendors can market their services. (July 5, 2012)

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When Deb Viola of Levittown went to a catering hall to make plans for her August wedding to her longtime partner, she said she sensed a certain amount of discomfort.

The caterers gave food options you would normally see for a birthday party, said Viola. "They were second-rate choices." She said she wasn't even offered the top-of-the-line wedding reception choices.

It didn't seem, Viola...

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