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Let Love Reign: Photography Celebrating LGBTQ+ Couples

Tender portraits from before and after same-sex marriage was legal

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Nine years in the making, Let Love Reign (currently funding on Kickstarter) is a photography book by Catalina Kulczar with accompanying essays by Megan Shepherd. The 208-page, Bone NYC-designed hardcover features black and white portraits of 50 LGBTQ+ couples from across the United States. Accompanying each is the story of those photographed—from coming out to falling in love and beyond. In 2009, Kulczar was living in North …

Marriage Equality Pioneer Edith Windsor Dies at 88

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In a landmark Supreme Court ruling, Edie Windsor had 1996’s Defense of Marriage Act dismantled in 13 states and the District of Columbia—a crucial step toward nationwide marriage equality. Windsor spent 40 years living with partner Thea Spyer (and the two were married in Canada). When Spyer passed, Windsor inherited her estate but was denied unlimited spousal exemption. She sued for federal recognition as a …

Via nytimes.com

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