Two men together for 55 years to marry
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May 16, 2008
Media contact: Stu Maddux (323) 397-2951 stumaddux@bobandjack.org
Photographs are available at: www.bobandjack.org
HALF-CENTURY GAY COUPLE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT RULING
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(Hollywood, CA) In 1952 an Army sergeant was cornered and courted by his commanding officer. Their romance grew so obvious that rumors became anonymous tips to headquarters. They avoided court-martial by confronting their entire unit. That pivotal moment cemented Bob and Jack together for the rest of their lives. After living through most of the modern LGBT civil rights movement they woke up this morning able to marry each other- and they have decided to take the plunge.
"Our love is still so strong after all these years, yet we were never allowed the ultimate way to express it", says Bob Claunch, now 82, from their home in Los Angeles, CA.
We've always been politically active but neither of us realized how important marriage actually was to us personally until we realized that we actually could become husband...and husband." adds partner turned fiancee Jack Reavley, 83.
No date has been set although the couple would like to have a ceremony this Fall in the community center where they live at Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing in Los Angeles.
The couple's long-term relationship has been the subject of the critically acclaimed documentary, Bob and Jack’s 52-Year Adventure, by filmmaker Stu Maddux. "They want to have a new ending added to the film", says Maddux. "We leave off now with both worried about surviving alone without the legal benefits of marriage. Showing their wedding day will be a much happier conclusion."
May 16, 2008
Media contact: Stu Maddux (323) 397-2951 stumaddux@bobandjack.org
Photographs are available at: www.bobandjack.org
HALF-CENTURY GAY COUPLE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT RULING
.
(Hollywood, CA) In 1952 an Army sergeant was cornered and courted by his commanding officer. Their romance grew so obvious that rumors became anonymous tips to headquarters. They avoided court-martial by confronting their entire unit. That pivotal moment cemented Bob and Jack together for the rest of their lives. After living through most of the modern LGBT civil rights movement they woke up this morning able to marry each other- and they have decided to take the plunge.
"Our love is still so strong after all these years, yet we were never allowed the ultimate way to express it", says Bob Claunch, now 82, from their home in Los Angeles, CA.
We've always been politically active but neither of us realized how important marriage actually was to us personally until we realized that we actually could become husband...and husband." adds partner turned fiancee Jack Reavley, 83.
No date has been set although the couple would like to have a ceremony this Fall in the community center where they live at Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing in Los Angeles.
The couple's long-term relationship has been the subject of the critically acclaimed documentary, Bob and Jack’s 52-Year Adventure, by filmmaker Stu Maddux. "They want to have a new ending added to the film", says Maddux. "We leave off now with both worried about surviving alone without the legal benefits of marriage. Showing their wedding day will be a much happier conclusion."
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