Longevity Common in Same-Sex Relationships
Plaintiffs in gay marriage case prepare for weddings
The linked story identifies 3 of the couples whose legal battle for marriage resulted in Friday’s Iowa Supreme Court decision. Unlike other court decisions on this issue, the justices were unanimous in the decision, sending a strong message from America’s heartland.
Some of the most radical opponents of equal rights for GLBTQ people, often claim that gay people do not deserve the same respect as straights. They try and portray gay and lesbian people as nothing but promiscuous and incapable of love and commitment. Those of us who are gay and lesbian, know this is not an accurate portrayal, and the 3 couples demonstrate that.
Kate and Trish: together for 7 years!
Jason and Chuck: together for 11 1/2 years!
Dawn and Jen: together for 18 years!
This quote from Jason sums it up well:
We have been together in sickness and health, through the death of his mother, through the adoption of our children, through four long years of this legal battle, and if being together through all of that isn’t love and commitment or isn’t family, or isn’t marriage, than I don’t know what is…
Plaintiffs in gay marriage case prepare for weddings.
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