Idol Alumni to Wed Boyfriend of 4 Years Despite Laws Against Gay Marriage.

Jim Verraros, performer on season 1 of American Idol and notably the first Idol contestant to ever come forward about his homosexuality, has recently announced his plans to marry his boyfriend in Illinois.

Verraros has been dating his boyfriend, Bill Brennan for the past 4 years. Although gay marriage is not yet legal in the state of Illinois, Verraros explained that the couple plans to hold a ceremony to announce the love that they share and to celebrate the life the couple has shared thus far.

Verraros and Brennan have a very creative way of getting around gay marriage laws. Together they are proving that there may be laws to prevent same-sex marriage, but there are not laws to prevent two people from loving each other.

Verraros has yet to comment on whether or not he plans to legally wed his boyfriend in the instance that Illinois does allow same-sex marriage, but it sounds like there's a good chance that the couple would legally wed in that instance.