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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy daughter's Gay Marriage is supported
by BOTH sides of her family. It brings tears to my eyes that she is so lucky to have this when I hear so many horror stories. You have a beautiful and loving wife, my dear daughter. You are also truly lucky that ALL your in-laws feel the same way that your Mom and family feels.
I love you so much. May you and your lovely wife have many more years. Happy early First Year Anniversary on your Wedding (August 5th) in New York State. May all the other states give that same opportunity.
May I wish the same to all gay couples, and THEIR loving relatives. May everyone, wherever and whoever they love, have the same support and happiness my daughter now has.
I just wanted to share, and wish others the same.
Not Me
(3,398 posts)Both our our families are very supportive as well. We are blessed, even though we live in Florida. (Married in my home New York).
It saddens me to see the fervor to which the anti-marriage foes here are going to make it more difficult. There are a number of challenge cases to the Florida anti-equality amendment that are scheduled to be held on July 2nd. The governor and attorney general have already filed intervening motions, and will certainly appeal any positive ruling from the judge, further delaying recognition.
We have decided to take early retirement next March and move, likely back to New York.
HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)My husband moved to Florida for a job 10 years ago. We both voted against that Florida Constitutional Marriage Amendment. My daughter and her wife have family on both sides who live in Florida. They travel from NY to see us. Since Florida will not recognize their marriage, what if something were to happen to them while in this state? They do not have the right of married couples here. They have to get an attorney and draw up LEGAL documents when they leave NYS? I have had this discussion with my daughter's in-laws who live here. Why the HELL should we even have to discuss something like this? Florida recognizes MY NY (straight) marriage, and my younger daughter's. Yet, her sister's won't be? That scares both me and her in-laws. We have discussed what we blood relatives would have to do if an emergency were to happen. Why the HELL should we be even thinking of this?
Yes, I cannot wait until the day that we are OUT of Florida and back to New York.
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)randys1
(16,286 posts)What a shame it is we have to spend so much energy and money giving people basic rights, when we should be making sure your daughter and her wife can have a decent life, decent jobs paying enough to live on.