Marriage equality

Back then, being gay was better left in the closet. In having the courage to live out of the closet, these neighbors and friends taught us by example that love is love is love.

From a gay rights activist who’s been working toward this moment for more than two decades to a school principal who’s only just begun to publicly acknowledge her sexual orientation, the local LGBT community is celebrating today’s historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling that same-sex marriage is a constitutionally protected right.