The Gay Republican Wedding
The words ‘Wedding’ and ‘marriage’ are two words to be taken seriously. Weddings are sacred ceremonies and rites of passage not only reserved for the heterosexual community anymore. Two people regardless of gender, in love, with a strong desire to proclaim this love publicly, in the presence of family and friends, in a traditional ceremony legally can and should. Today, to acquire permission or a same sex license to marry is the easy part. Now, keeping the vows to love, honor and be faithful may be the harder part at least in the story of Tony and Max. The Day They Met Tony and Max met in the summer of 2017 at the Fort Lauderdale’s Gay Pride Parade. They were staunch gay republicans and Trump was in the White House; they were elated. Unbeknownst to the other at the time, both had worked hard campaigning for gay votes and to dispel the notion within the gay community that Trump was homophobic. So, it was no surprise to Tony’s friends at the parade that he was dressed in a red jock strap and red M.A.G.A. hat (Make America Great Again) nor to Max’s friends seeing him in a camouflage […]