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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Loving v. Virginia

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Episode 20: Len and Fernando

September 11, 2017 By lovingproject

Len and Fernando met and started dating in 1981 but they didn't get married until 2014, over 3 decades later. They literally fought for the right to marry; they were among several LGBT couples who were plaintiffs in the lawsuit that resulted in the legalization of same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania, a year before the US Supreme Court decision on marriage quality. Len is white … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 1980s, Adoption, Asian/White, Latino, Same-Sex

Episode 18: Kate and Courtney

August 14, 2017 By lovingproject

Kate and Courtney met while they were both students at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. Courtney is black, and grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. Kate is white, and grew up in Buffalo, New York. They've lived in Baltimore and Washington DC, and now make their home together in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood. They've been together since 1999, and married in 2014 after … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2000s, Black/White, Same-Sex

Episode 15: Eric and David

July 3, 2017 By lovingproject

Eric and David married nearly 5 decades after the Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage, but just a year after another Court ruling that made same-sex marriages like theirs legal across the United States. Eric is black, and grew up in a black neighborhood in Baltimore. David is white and grew up in a small town in Oregon; the couple met in … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010s, Black/White, Same-Sex

Episode 11: Michelle and Melissa

May 22, 2017 By lovingproject

Michelle and Melissa met in college and were together for 12 years before getting married in 2017. Although they are both Philadelphia natives, they hail from very different parts of the city. Melissa, who is white, grew up in Bridesburg, a neighborhood with a reputation for racism, while Michelle, who is Black, hails from Mount Airy, an area well known for diversity and … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2000s, Black/White, Same-Sex

Episode 6: Beth and Helaina

March 13, 2017 By lovingproject

Beth and Helaina are an interracial couple living in Philadelphia's Mount Airy neighborhood. They got married in a wedding ceremony in Philadelphia in 2007, before gay marriage became legal nationwide. They later had a legal ceremony in California while Helaina was carrying their first child. The couple now has four children, all biracial. In this episode of the Loving … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2000s, Black/White, Same-Sex

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