Singer Beth Ditto Legally Marries Partner 1.5 Years After Ceremony

Gossip lead singer Beth Ditto and her partner Kristin Ogata announced on New Year's Eve that they legally tied the knot in Oregon recently - a year-and-a-half after the couple held a commitment ceremony in Hawaii, the British newspaper the Independent reports.

"Legally married finally, a year later! Thanks everyone who fought to make gay marriage legal in Oregon! In 2015, the whole US!," Ditto, 33, said on Facebook.

She also took to Instagram on New Year's Eve and posted a picture of her and Ogata, adding the caption:

"HAPPPY NEW YEAR! Today I became an Ogata!!! It's official and legal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here's to 2015! Gooood fucking riddance 2014!!!! HELLLLLO BRIGHT FUTURE!"

Ditto and Ogata held a marriage ceremony in Hawaii in July 2013. According to the Independent, they legally married on New Year's Eve in Oregon, where same-sex marriage has been legal since May 2014.

At the time, in a Facebook statement, the singer said:

"At long last, now that we have returned home and recovered from all the amazingness and had some time to bask in the afterglow, we are excited to share with you a pic or two from Beth and Kristin's wedding So much love and appreciation to all of our family and friends who celebrated with us! And a huge thank you to Jean Paul Gaultier for the dream-come-true dress!"

Ditto has been open about her sexuality and told the Guardian in 2009:

"I represent a scene. The homos and the weirdos know that our band is always going to be their friend. And at home, most of my friends play music and most of them are gay, and that's the truth. The old drummer of Gossip, she's the only straight girl I know. And every single one of her friends is gay. That's my scene."

Gossip's last album, "A Joyful Noise," came out in 2012.