Equal Dignity: The Love Story Behind Obergefell v. Hodges | LGBTQ+ History Sleep Story
Jim Obergefell and John Arthur were together for twenty years before the law learned the word for it. Tonight: the medical jet on a Maryland tarmac, the wedding that lasted only minutes, the blank death certificate that started a lawsuit, and the June morning in 2015 when the Supreme Court made marriage equal in all fifty states, "equal dignity in the eyes of the law."
Told twice, as always: first at a natural pace, then slowly, with longer pauses, to carry you into sleep.
Along the way: a New Year's Eve party in Cincinnati, a ring warmed by a July afternoon, a hushed marble courtroom, and…
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