Happy ever after for all
Marriage as a ritual cuts across all cultural boundaries. Its deep human significance validates relationships in the eyes of family and peers. More importantly, it affirms the legitimacy of unions — especially those banded by love and nothing but. In an ideal world, everyone who’s willing to commit could marry. The problem, however, is our world doesn’t even come close to ideal. Although I find it inconceivable that some people are opposed to many bonafide love-fueled relati
Kiss baby blues away
For nine months, Lennie waited for the moment when she could finally hold her baby — her first. She was sure her newborn would bring nothing but joy and happiness. Soon after giving birth, however, Lennie started feeling lost in a sea of loneliness for no reason. She knew she should feel otherwise but the sadness that has suddenly shrouded her was incomprehensibly debilitating. At a time when she was to feel nothing but happiness about the arrival of her bundle of joy, depre
SCOTUS to rule on marriage equality
The U.S. Supreme Court will review an appellate court’s decision to uphold same-sex marriage ban in four states, effectively agreeing to decide whether marriage equality must be extended to all 50 states. The Supreme Court on Friday, Jan. 16, agreed to hear petitions on the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals’ November 2014 ruling that upheld bans on same-sex marriage in Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky and Michigan. These four states are among the 14 that bans same-sex marriage — Alabama,
