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Retired Early to Take Care of Partner

My partner, Leon, and I have been together for 40 years. We consider ourselves married, in our hearts. We have built a beautiful life together.

If We Had Been Married, This Would Not Have Happened

I am sharing my story because I do not wish for anyone to go through the pain and anguish that I did.

Vernita Gray: Local Action Hero

Vernita Gray, a Chicago native, has been active "since before we had the letters GLBT." Vernita has been intimately involved in the struggle for GLBT equality on all fronts, whether it is politics, non-profit work, or education.

Milford Decker: Local Action Hero

Mil is a former minister, a father of five, a grandfather of 10, and, at 70 years of age, a leading convener of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people here at the foothills of the Adirondack mountains.

Best thing to happen to gay people

My parents came to visit last weekend and we discussed the federal marriage amendment as well as the decision in Massachusetts and the marriages in San Francisco. My father, who was a conservative Republican my entire life growing up told us that he and my mother (who was conversely a Democrat) both went to the Iowa Democratic caucuses!

What Parents Want for their Children

I am the heterosexual mother of a wonderful lesbian daughter. I am also actively working for same-gender marriages.

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