One of the wedding-related blogs I regularly read is A Practical Wedding, who's tag-line is "Weddings. Minus the insanity, plus the marriage." You can see why I like this site (not to mention it promotes the idea that a wedding should be made up of "wants" instead of "shoulds."
Today was a guest post by a photographer in Atlanta. I typically don't read the guest-posts by sponsors because, honestly, they are typically just big (although not overtly) advertisements for the vendor making the post. This one was different though, I could tell right away when Meg's intro comment mentioned the AWP Yay New York event. The post itself opened with a quote from Teddy Roosevelt, "This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in."
As I continued to read, I was reminded just how LUCKY Ellie and I are that we live in MA, work in industries that are mostly accepting and supportive of our sexual orientation (you always have a few bad apples), and have friends and family that are also accepting and supportive. Most of the country is not afforded the same rights--there are no laws protecting them from being fired for being LGBT, or to punish people who harass them. I can't do this post justice, and can only HIGHLY recommend you see it for yourself. I feel so strongly that everyone should read this post, I'm going to tease you with the 1st paragraph:
Today was a guest post by a photographer in Atlanta. I typically don't read the guest-posts by sponsors because, honestly, they are typically just big (although not overtly) advertisements for the vendor making the post. This one was different though, I could tell right away when Meg's intro comment mentioned the AWP Yay New York event. The post itself opened with a quote from Teddy Roosevelt, "This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in."
As I continued to read, I was reminded just how LUCKY Ellie and I are that we live in MA, work in industries that are mostly accepting and supportive of our sexual orientation (you always have a few bad apples), and have friends and family that are also accepting and supportive. Most of the country is not afforded the same rights--there are no laws protecting them from being fired for being LGBT, or to punish people who harass them. I can't do this post justice, and can only HIGHLY recommend you see it for yourself. I feel so strongly that everyone should read this post, I'm going to tease you with the 1st paragraph:
On Sunday morning, I had the incredible pleasure of meeting LGBT Subject 1 and LGBT Subject 2 at an undisclosed location to make their engagement photos. We had an incredible time, but I can’t tell you about it. I took amazing photos in an exciting environment with people who were deeply in love and fun and spontaneous, but I can’t show them to you. If I did, they could lose their jobs.
It's a great article, Jessi. I can see why it captured your attention. Marriage equality is so long overdue, and it's beyond ridiculous that we even have to have these debates. To me, it's a given that we should be allowed to marry whomever we wish. I'm proud to live in Vermont, and I can't wait till the acceptance spreads across the rest of the country.
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