Category: gay marriage
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National Coming Out Day
Yesterday was National Coming Out Day and I felt paralyzed. With the shock&awe attack coming from the White House since January, I feel that way quite often. All day long, I wrestled with this. I know, at the age of 68, I’ve struggled my WHOLE life with hate, discrimination, second-class…
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I’ve Waited a Lifetime for this Interview – Part Two
As you know if you read yesterday’s post, I’ve been asked by a nephew who is a leader in his evangelical church to answer some questions about my life in general, and gay marriage in particular. He asks a series of questions, and I will answer them one at a…
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I’ve Waited A Lifetime for this Interview – Part One
1) As regards yours and Traf’s journey towards marriage, what were some of your greatest triumphs and setbacks?
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LET THE WEDDING BELLS RING
Congratulations, America! I’ve worked a long time for this, and it’s been a bumpy ride along the way. I remember the very first time I heard the phrase, “Gay Marriage”. It was the last weekend in June 2002, and I was registering voters for a mid-term election at Twin Cities…
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History Is Being Made
Our wedding day. I haven’t had butterflies this active in my stomach since the night I stood in line during a San Francisco winter rainstorm to have my chance to marry the woman I love. If we win today, can I sue the state of California to undo their vicious…