This is my family. My partner and I have been together for the last 12 years and were “married” in front of our friends and family on July 20, 2002 in Las Vegas. We have adopted 4 amazing kids and go through the same joys, struggles, up and downs as a “typical” family. This picture was taken on our daughter’s adoption day and one of our guys was acting out and refusing to look at the camera…it shows a real family, not the all smiling perfect family photo. We are real.
Whether you back Obama or Romney, follow the Democrats or Republicans, please vote with your heart when you vote on Ref 74.
Dee and I may or may not run down the aisle if it is approved (just as all straight couples don’t immediately get hitched because they can), but we deserve the chance to make that decision for our family. Please vote.
Three Scurvy Dogs a Wee Lass (and their Mamas) 
My heart goes out to you and your family. As a straight man my views on gay rights have evolved over the years. I never gave much thought to it until recent years. But I have a sister who is gay and it's helped to open my eyes more. While I do not think that a man and man or a woman and a woman is the way God intended for a family to be, I also know that God has given us our own free will and it's not my right or the government's right to take that away from anyone. However my biggest fear about making a law that gay marriage is legal is that it will then open up law suits against religions such as the LDS Church and the Catholic Church that would force them to marry a gay couple even though it's clearly against their views.So just understand that some people oppose laws such as Ref 74 not because they don't want you to be together and happy, but because they fear it could mean the loss of more religious freedoms. I wish you and your family all the best.–WillP.S. Sometimes I don't express myself the way I mean to. I hope you didn't find any of my comment offensive, that's not the way I meant them.
I appreciate your comment, Will and respect other opinions. I don't, however, see where this is would impact the church at all. Any church who doesn't believe in gay marriage doesn't have to perform a ceremony so there is no threat. Also, do you think a gay couple is going to want to get married in the Mormon church? I'm guessing not so much.Just my two cents back! 🙂