The
couple were the ones who were able to get a marriage license just over seven
months before the law permitting such marriages to occur because Gray has brain
tumors and breast cancer – and it was considered unlikely she would survive
long enough to have a wedding in June 2014.
ALTHOUGH
THE COUPLE had the legal benefits of a civil union – which was the political
maneuver approved two years ago to try to appease those people who will argue
that some people should not be permitted to have their relationships
legitimized by the concept of marriage.
For
what it’s worth, society as we know it did not immediately crumble into dust
the moment two women were permitted to marry. Nor will it do so once such
marriages become commonplace later in 2014. This really will be an issue that
future generations will wonder why we made such a big deal out of it!
For
those who like wedding trivia, the couple had their first dance to a friend who
sang “At Last,” the ballad made famous by Etta James, but who some people think
Beyonce invented.
So
here’s hoping that Gray and Ewert enjoy what is left of their lives together.
Also consider that it may be appropriate that the wedding took place on the
date of the first night of Hanukkah – which inherently remembers the ongoing
survival of the Jewish people in the face of forces that would just as soon
have seen them disappear.
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