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WillParkinson

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Tue May 8, 2012, 12:40 PM May 2012

It Could Happen To You... (Why Marriage Equality is important!) [View all]

Shane Bitney Crone has marked the one-year anniversary of his boyfriend of six years, Tom Bridegroom, with a devastating video, It could happen to you, chronicling what happened to him after Tom's sudden death. If there's anyone in your life who doesn't understand the familial rejection, the institutional discrimination, and the bias that gay couples face every day, here's one man's account.



Yes, I know it's 10 and a half minutes. Invest the time to educate yourself if you don't understand why it's important. Also to see the heartbreaking story of a family who shut out their son's partner.
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