Tuesday, September 13, 2011
GENERATIONS
These guys are in the generation before us. We know so many who met and stayed together, whose wildest dreams would not include being married to one another.
But at the same time, their example fed to the possibility for us.
We knew a couple who met when they were teenagers and still had photos of each other at that time in their wallets.
We know another couple in similar circumstances.
We will not have 60 years together. Maybe in the 40s. 50s would be good but a bit long.
These guys did not live in a closet. They were out and open. The lived their lives in front of a lot of people. They had resources and they used them.
Of course they are not "everyday" people but the guys we knew with the photos were. They never had a lot of material stuff but they had each other. And they lived in Salt Lake City!
So they are pioneers. I am so happy they were there for us to see.
Labels: gay history, gay marriage
