Tuesday, October 11, 2011
THIRD
This is our third wedding anniversary.
We got married during the California marriage window in the back yard of our old house.
100 friends for the wedding and the cake afterwards.
There were about 18000 people married in California before the gates crashed shut again.
But no one can take what we have away.
Don't let anyone tell you it is not important. Some gay people even believe this.
We were and are Certified Domestic Partners and that was pretty good but there is nothing like having the real thing.
The minute I said "I do" there was an emotional bond set in place that has years of tradition as well as personal commitment built into it. Bang.
I felt it and still do.
We were part of the original efforts to get gay marriage available to us in Massachusetts. A restoration of rights. Not a gift.
Now we gave the right back to ourselves by exercising it.
We still celebrate the day that we first met. The same day that we "did it" for the first time.
Yes. Gay men are like that. Instant love.
They don't always stay but they have a great beginning.
We stayed. Next April we will celebrate being together for thirty seven years. Doesn't the time fly when you are having fun?
This was our cake topper.
Labels: gay life, gay marriage
