How Has Marriage Equality Changed Your Life?
This June will mark a decade since the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges established same-sex marriage as a national right.
We're looking for personal stories about how this important decision rippled through the country, both in states where same-sex marriage was already legal and in those 13 states where the decision ended bans on same-sex marriage.
Please tell us, in 200 words or fewer, how this decision impacted your life. What did the change mean to you, emotionally and in practical terms? How do you feel about it now?
Perhaps you were able to marry a longtime partner, start a family, or celebrate the love of friends or relatives as they legalized their unions. Or maybe you felt pressured to marry for the first time. What surprised you about your feelings and actions at the time or in the years since?
We hope to publish a collection of the most interesting and moving accounts we receive. We won't publish any part of your response without following up with you first, verifying your information and hearing back from you. And we won't share your contact information outside the Times newsroom or use it for any reason other than to get in touch with you.
The deadline for submissions is Monday, May 12 at 11:59 p.m. P.S.T.
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