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October 23, 2012 2:04 PM

Eight Families Fighting For the Right to Get Married (Single Link Buzzfeed)
posted by roomthreeseventeen (12 comments total)

To clarify: eight families that each include a couple that wants to get married; not eight families that want to form a 16-or-more-person marriage.
posted by LobsterMitten at 2:26 PM on October 23, 2012 [3 favorites]

That 'always finish each others sentences' photo really is priceless.
posted by mannequito at 2:29 PM on October 23, 2012 [1 favorite]

whole thing made me cry
posted by sweetkid at 2:32 PM on October 23, 2012

These stories by New Left Media are wonderful. To be more clear, these incredible narratives are from folks in the four states with marriage equality ballot initiatives this November. Also available in video form. Maine, Minnesota, Washington, Maryland.
posted by Sfving at 2:43 PM on October 23, 2012

Thank you, Bill and Melinda Gates!

Bill and Melinda Gates donate $500K to gay marriage campaign.
posted by ericb at 3:08 PM on October 23, 2012 [4 favorites]

These videos are associated with TheFour2012.com online campaign.
posted by ericb at 3:13 PM on October 23, 2012 [1 favorite]

Thank you, Mayor Bloomberg!

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Announces $500K Matching Donation for Maine, Minnesota and Washington Gay Marriage Battles.
posted by ericb at 3:16 PM on October 23, 2012 [6 favorites]

Just lovely. Marriage equality is one of those things that WILL change in our generation. It has to.
posted by mochapickle at 3:25 PM on October 23, 2012

There are numerous families at my kids' Minneapolis elementary school who would be affected negatively should the upcoming marriage bill pass in Minnesota. And two or three childfree couples on my block, too.

That's a lot of potential weddings I'd love to be buying Kitchenaid mixers for. I've got it blocked out in my budget already, because I'm an optimist.
posted by padraigin at 6:50 PM on October 23, 2012 [3 favorites]

OK, ericb's link removed the last tiny shred of dislike I had left in me for Bill Gates. Well done, sir, well done!
posted by Harald74 at 11:54 PM on October 23, 2012

Meanwhile, in France: Same-Sex Demonstrators Stun Anti-Gay Activists with Very Public Display of Affection
posted by homunculus at 11:39 AM on October 24, 2012

And the cool thing about the protest:

"The two — Julia and Auriane — revealed that they are actually straight, and their impromptu kiss was the only thing they could think to do to show their disdain for the anti-gay demonstrators."

posted by ericb at 1:43 PM on October 24, 2012