Naked Cowboy: I'll Marry Gay Couples

Famed NYC street performer the Naked Cowboy says he'll marry gay couples for free in Times Square. ​

Ever-ready for publicity, the Naked Cowboy, Robert Burck, has thrown his support behind the movement for marriage equality in New York and declared July 3rd "Gay Marriage Day." To celebrate the holiday, Burck, who happens to be an ordained minister, will be performing free same-sex wedding ceremonies in Times Square all day on Sunday, July 3 -- and every July 3 that follows. Via press release, he said "I'm not a homosexual or a hypocrite, I am an American. It is hypocritical, in my opinion, for our legislature to discriminate against gays and lesbians regarding same-sex marriages.

Burck has previously pulled stunts like declaring his candidacy for mayor of New York.

The Naked Mayor

Yesterday I mentioned that NYC's Naked Cowboy is running for mayor. His plans for the city include a Times Square wedding chapel so that when gay marriage is legal, the city will rival Las Vegas in wedding business. Here's his pitch.

Naked Cowboy Running For NYC Mayor

NYC's most famous busker, the Naked Cowboy, is running for mayor.

"The Naked Cowboy" plans to run against Mayor Bloomberg on a platform of "bringing transparency to a whole new level." A fixture in Times Square for a decade, Robert Burck has made a profitable business from strumming a guitar dressed only in cowboy boots and hat and tight-fitting white briefs, asking tourists to pay a fee to take a picture with him. He travels widely marketing products ranging from underwear to comics. "No one knows how to do more with less than yours truly, and that's the kind of thinking I plan on sharing with my fellow New Yorkers when you elect me," he said, promising new ideas on tax breaks, tourism, gay marriage, transit and homeland security.

When my friends from the UK visited NYC recently, they were more impressed with the Naked Cowboy and that guy with the cat on his head than anything else. Go figure.

Twisted Knickers

Time Square's famous Naked Cowboy, the guitar-playing singer that performs for tourists in his tighty-whities, is suing M&M Mars for $6M for depicting him on their store's Jumbotron as an M&M character.

"All I've got is my underwear. It's the most brilliant thing that's ever been created from a marketing perspective. You can't stop it," said Burck, 37, who said he filed suit on the advice of lawyers and trademark experts.