“We’re just regular people who wanted to have the same rights as other couples,” Ginger Aaron-Brush said.
, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. In his writing, Thomas also said the court should reconsider federal protection of contraception and same-sex relationships.
Twenty-five years total. We met in college and we had a little ceremony 25 years ago. Had a ceremony, had a cake, had some friends and just kind of started our relationship from that point. We consider that our first, not legal marriage, but our first marriage.Yes, but it seems like yesterday, too. I guess what allows us to put the value on time is that Avery was 5 when we got married, and now she’s 15. It’s hard to believe she’ll be here for only three more years, before she goes to college.
Why can’t the form say “Guardian 1 and Guardian 2″? Or “Parent/legal guardian 1 and 2″? Even with standardized testing stuff, it’s still, “mother, father.” All the time I’m calling and telling them, “Hey, could you please think that there’s something outside this box that you want to put everyone in?”
I remember in first grade, we got a call from her teacher — which is interesting, how this would go right now, with the recent legislation in schools — but Avery’s first-grade teacher called and she said, “Hey, I just want to tell you about a conversation that was had today, and one of the students — Avery was talking to the kid, and she said something about her moms, and one of the boys said, “Two women can’t get married,” and Avery said, “Of course they can.” ...
So, how we even got into the lawsuit … it just kind of happened, happenstance. It’s kind of odd how the whole thing worked out. But, in terms of us not leaving, we felt that, one of the ways that progress happens is with visibility. We felt that by us being visible, it would help our community, would help our neighborhood and would ultimately help the state.This is where I grew up. I mean, I’ve been in Vestavia since I was 5 years old.
Do you think things are better in 2022 for gay people, or people with alternative lifestyles, in Alabama?Well, let’s look nationally. Nationally, there’s so much more visibility — representation on TV shows, you’ve got more representation in elected officials. I think visibility is hugely, hugely important. Even in Alabama, visibility is getting there, and it’s getting better. But yet we’re still passing legislation that affects transgender kids.
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