Kyle Bundy, left, and David Edwards kiss after Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan conducted a symbolic "wedding" at the Pride Film Festival, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Bloomington Herald-Times, Jeremy Hogan)
Participants in a symbolic gay and lesbian "wedding" officiated by Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan, from the left;Stephanie Estell, Aleisha Kropf, Sarah Perfetti and Abby Henkel, kiss during the ceremony Thursday night, Jan. 31, 2013 in Bloomington, Ind. The ceremony was staged to protest a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Indiana. The unofficial ceremony is part of the Pride Film Festival. (AP Photo/Bloomington Herald-Times, Jeremy Hogan)
Shelli Yoder, right, helps Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan, with a boutonniere, before a symbolic "wedding" at the Pride Film Festival, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Bloomington Herald-Times, Jeremy Hogan)
Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan, center, presides over a symbolic gay and lesbian "wedding" ceremony Thursday night, Jan. 31, 2013 in Bloomington, Ind. The ceremony was staged to protest a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Indiana. The unofficial ceremony is part of the Pride Film Festival. (AP Photo/Bloomington Herald-Times, Jeremy Hogan)
BLOOMINGTON (AP) — The mayor of Bloomington presided over a symbolic “wedding” ceremony for 13 same-sex couples to protest a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Indiana. The couples held hands on a stage during the event Thursday that was part of the opening …
