45 years ago yesterday, this couple was told by the US Supreme Court that their marriage wasn’t wrong and criminal charges against them for getting married were made null and void.
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John and Mildred Loving |
And the world changed its mind about interracial marriage forever.
Today, there are couples who have married that will only be recognized as married in 6 states and Washington, D.C. In every other state, they are “wrong”.
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Lauri-Ann and Amy | Jessica Shepard (Jessie Mary Photography)* |
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Travis Hollenbeck and Daniel Vukelich* |
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Photo credit: Unknown* |
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Melissa and Courtney | HRM Photography* |
Hopefully, it won’t be too much longer before the world changes its mind again and same-sex marriage is legal in every state and every country.
* All photos obtained by Google Image search. No copyright infringement is intended.