I could not fathom not being able to get married some day. I have never been in a seriouse relationship at my young age but I have never doubted that one day I would get married. I will go to college, get a job, fall in love and get married. Isn't that the American dream?
I just got back from my cousin Maggie's memorial service. She was twenty years old when she died in an unfortunate accident Monday. My mom, her aunt, put the whole thing together and was the main speaker. She talked about how Maggie had a lot of goals and one that really hit me was her goal to get married. Maggie's dream to marry might seem like a small one but for her it was huge because she is a lesbian.
Her partner Sarah read a letter to Maggie she wrote for the service and in it she talked about their plans to travel the world, get a house with a wrap around porch and adopt kids. She talked about wishing she could call her in the morning and at night and tickle her or play twister. Listening to the letter, I thought there's no difference between the love she has for Maggie and any love a heterosexual couple shares. So why is it that other lesbian and gay couples' love can not be announced to the world through marriage? Why are they not entitled to the American dream?
I just got back from my cousin Maggie's memorial service. She was twenty years old when she died in an unfortunate accident Monday. My mom, her aunt, put the whole thing together and was the main speaker. She talked about how Maggie had a lot of goals and one that really hit me was her goal to get married. Maggie's dream to marry might seem like a small one but for her it was huge because she is a lesbian.
Her partner Sarah read a letter to Maggie she wrote for the service and in it she talked about their plans to travel the world, get a house with a wrap around porch and adopt kids. She talked about wishing she could call her in the morning and at night and tickle her or play twister. Listening to the letter, I thought there's no difference between the love she has for Maggie and any love a heterosexual couple shares. So why is it that other lesbian and gay couples' love can not be announced to the world through marriage? Why are they not entitled to the American dream?
At the service (we had it at Broadmore, her preschool) I handed out rainbow bracelets with some other cousins and some of Maggie's friends. We hadn't gone over how we would distribute them so it was a little unorganized. I went out into the hall to give out bracelets to the people who didn't fit into the gymnasium. My eyes must have been the size of dinner plates because there were so many people in the hallway and the gymnasium was packed; we ordered 400 bracelets and there were so many people that we ran out!
