Ron and I lived in Arizona for six years and we still have lots of friends there, so I was glad to read this on azcentral.com: The Arizona Senate has rejected a proposal that would have asked voters to amend the state constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage. The 14-11 vote Read more »
Author Archives: Bill
Marriage shouldn’t be government’s concern? Really?
Here’s a semi-bizarre, though favorable, editorial on marriage equality in the Orange County Register: Our preference would be for the government not to be involved in marriage, the most fundamental of institutions in a civil society. Why two people who want to be married should be required to get a Read more »
Happy 75th, Clarabelle and Ross
We’re big fans of long marriages — Bill’s parents were married for almost 53 years and Ron’s for just under 50 — so we’re happy to see this story in the Daily Times about Ross and Clarabelle Snodgrass, who are celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary on July 1. Clarabelle recounts Read more »
Date is set
July 1, 2008, in Santa Ana, CA. Nothing magic about the date or place, it’s just convenient. We’ll be having some kind of large gathering later in the year, and we’re also in the process of picking our honeymoon spot. Stay tuned.
Two other grooms, who used to be in Texas
UPDATE: White writes about his wedding here. Great post from Dave White about his upcoming wedding: I admit that I was somewhat thoughtless in that I had to be asked to sit next to him while he did it. He decided it was a nice moment of togetherness for us Read more »
Setting a date
August 22 was unavailable, alas, but we’ve picked a date and are beginning our plans on that basis. I won’t disclose the date or location just yet…there are still a lot of people we want to tell personally. Nonetheless, I’m happy to say that plans are going forward, reservations made, Read more »
Today’s the day in California
Towleroad link roundup here, starting with this symbolically important item: “At 5:01pm today, history will be made as gay and lesbian couples begin marrying in California, led symbolically by the marriage of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, the couple of 50 years who were first married in San Francisco City Read more »
Congratulations…
…to Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson and his partner of 20 years, Mark Andrew, who were civilized over the weekend in New Hampshire. Our best wishes go to the newlyweds. (Via Towleroad.)
Just getting started
Shortly after the California Supreme Court handed down its decision and it was clear that the state would allow nonresident couples like us to marry, Ron and I decided that we would marry in California sometime this summer. We’re just beginning the process, and this blog is designed to document Read more »