JET Magazine Features Wedding of Dr. Ravi Perry and Paris Prince

PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/Ravi Perry Facebook

Very, very nice. JET magazine features the wedding of Dr. Ravi Perry and Paris Prince in its December 10 JET LOVE series. Rod 2.0 readers will recall the 29-year-old Perry made history in March 2011 when was elected president of the NAACP chapter of Worcester, Massachusetts

GLAAD notes:

Ravi, an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Mississippi State University, and Paris, a licensed real estate broker and anti discrimination compliance expert, were married in August at their home in Worcester, Massachusetts. The biweekly feature, which traditionally showcases straight couples, includes a short bio of the couple and explains how the couple fell in love.

"We are excited and honored to have our wedding featured in the historic yet ever-current JET Magazine. Long the hallmark in publishing news, culture, and events pertaining to the Black American experience, Jet's publishing of our union is historic" said Ravi and Paris.

"JET Magazine has an extensive legacy of covering the lives of LGBT African-Americans," said Herndon Graddick, President of GLAAD. "This is yet another opportunity to applaud JET Magazine for continuing to highlight the diversity of the African-American community and to urge other media outlets to recognize that it’s these stories that help grow acceptance of our community and give a voice to LGBT people of color who are too often invisible in the media."

Ravi Perry was a political science professor at Clark University when he was elected to the NAACP position last year. He became the youngest and first openly gay president in that chapter's history. Perry also became one of the very few openly gay chapter president's in the NAACP's history.

The Mississippi State University professor is also a contributor to EBONY.com. He recently wrote "A Kappa Man Speaks on the Viral Video 'Controversy'", a response to the homophobic backlash over so-called "Kappa Wedding" video.

JET is a weekly publication and boasts more than 7 million readers. Last year, JET featured its first same-sex wedding, telling the amazing story of Nyema Vernon and Dr. Tenika Jackson. JET has featured Black gay males couples in recent years, too. The biweekly magazine also  featured Kye Allums last year, the former George Washington University student who made history as the first out transgender Division I college basketball player.

You May Have Missed:
WATCH: 28YO Gay Man Head of Worcester NAACP
NAACP Seeking More Gays, Diverse Leadership
Homophobic Backlash After "Kappa Wedding" Video

Comments

[Jake Talbott]

Beautiful!

[FREELEO]

This makes me so happy. I wish them all of the love and joy, and comfort that marriage brings.

[Kevin]

Love this.

[William]

beautiful!!!

[Honut Sinti]

I lived to see it!

[TheRevKev]

JET! BLACK ENTERPRISE! We have overcome some mighty conflicts within our community. WE have done the work to stand up and as ourselves and this is a beautiful thing.

[RW]

Congrats to both the happy couple and to Jet for covering it.

*Sigh*..someday MY prince will...ah forget it.

[chris-leo]

it's like someone opened another door and let a little more sunlight in. ...such a small but profound thing has been done.

[Only for adults]

I wish them all of the love and joy, and comfort that marriage brings.

[Dan Collier]

How wonderful, utterly enchanting. Good for Ebony!

[chris w]

such a beautiful story. such a handsome couple. such a step forward for Ebony and our community

[fff]

how wonderful for them and for all of the LGBT community.

[Black Pegasus]

Who's the bottom?

[Best Stock Analysis]

Thanks for the FANTASTIC post! This information is really good and thanks a ton for sharing it :-) I m looking forward desperately for the next post of yours.