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A long road from high school crush to the fight for marriage equality
Every time Kim Franklin saw Tammy Boyd in their small town of Simpsonville, Kentucky, a Rod Stewart ballad streamed through her head: “Some guys have all the luck.”
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Marriage issue complicates immigration, motherhood for Tennessee couple
When Valeria Tanco and Sophy Jesty began dating during post-graduate veterinary training at Cornell University, their relationship faced more than the usual run of hurdles.
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Faith guides Kentucky minister to protest for same-sex marriage rights
Maurice Blanchard says anti-gay sentiment was rampant where he grew up in South Carolina. Now he’s one of a group of plaintiffs in cases seeking to legalize same-sex marriage throughout the country.
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Kentucky couple hopes marriage case will lift obstacles to raising children
Raising two young children in states that don’t recognize that their parents are married has confronted Nicole and Pam Yorksmith with a range of problems.
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Army Reserve sergeant is legally married while at work, but not at home
Thom Kostura and his husband take lots of road trips, and each time they cross a state line they make a game of declaring “We’re married!” or “We’re not married!” – depending on whether the state recognizes same-sex marriage.
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Lack of legal rights makes raising teens more stressful for same-sex couple
Like many dads, when his spouse is traveling out of town, Greg Bourke takes on the role of single parent, shuttling their two teenagers to basketball practice and other activities while working a full-time job. But Bourke has an extra worry when his husband, Michael DeLeon, is away.
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Michigan same-sex marriage challenge began as an adoption case
April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse initially went to court to jointly adopt each other’s children, not to confront Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban. Three years later, the Detroit-area nurses sometimes can’t buy groceries without supporters recognizing them and giving a hug.
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Funeral director speaks up for the deceased and their loved ones in marriage case
Robert Grunn, a Cincinnati gay man who’s been a licensed funeral director for more than two decades, joined cases now before the U.S. Supreme Court seeking recognition of same-sex marriage in Ohio and other states.
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California couple become part of Tennessee same-sex marriage challenge
Johno Espejo and Matthew Mansell moved from the San Francisco Bay area to Franklin, Tenn., in 2012 for Mansell’s job at an international law firm. Their neighbors were friendly, Mansell says, but the family couldn’t go out in public without being stared at.
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What would happen to their son if something happens to them?
An impending birth prompted Brittani Henry and Brittni Rogers to get married. Worries about what the future holds pushed them to join legal cases now before the U.S. Supreme Court.