Monday, November 3, 2014

Day 291 ~ Women, Unite!

October 18, 2014

My Instead: My girlfriend Annette and I attended a lesbian wedding reception.


Annette and I had a busy Saturday…she had to work and I had to go to the holiday boutique to gather up all my photos from my display. We were both running in all directions to make it on time to her friends’ wedding reception. Unfortunately, we could not make it to the actual wedding ceremony held earlier in the afternoon. I would have loved to have attended a lesbian wedding in a catholic church. I heard it was beautiful.
When Annette finally arrived at my house, I added the finishing touches to her make-up and hair. Yes, she likes me to make her look nice for special occasions. We made it out the door right around the time we thought we would and got on the road to St. Louis. The evening was chilly, but absolutely beautiful. The marque welcomed us with its congratulatory wishes to Jayne and Wendy. I couldn't believe I had lived long enough to see these words on a marque and to attend a wedding reception celebrating the marriage of two women.
We stepped inside the banquet hall and saw the beaming smile of Beth, our friend. She explained to us what we needed to do to find our assigned seats. There were so many activities to do…all with a Harry Potter theme. Somebody did a lot of work here and I later found out it was one of the brides, Wendy. She is one creative and energetic lady.
We sat with familiar friends and faces and enjoyed an evening of food, drink, and dancing…just like any other wedding reception. But this time the two people that were wed were both women. The event didn’t seem that different until I sat back and thought about how far the gay lifestyle has come in our society.
But then my wandering brain pondered about where this lifestyle will go from here. In the last decade, there had been some amazing strides. Will it blossom even more and truly become part of the mainstream?  I can’t even imagine what is to come. I just hope that we are always considered a respectable part of society as we continue to jump the hurdles that lay before us.

 

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