Sometimes in life, you realize that your best friend is the person you are looking for as a partner. They seem to possess the traits you desire and seek. Likewise, you seem to possess the qualities they are looking for in a loving relationship. In the case of Stacey Nicole Turner and the love of her life, Tammy Walker Turner, that is exactly what happened. They started as best friends, and now, five years later, they are a happily married couple. 

Stacey and Tammy met by chance on MySpace, and what started as a friendship blossomed into love. It was not easy at first, and there was much to overcome before they realized they were meant for each other. The first time they decided to become a couple, they went through a difficult period. Tammy had not been able to move on past her ex, and Stacey had problems dealing with a lack of trust, along with some job issues. They decided it was not the right time for them to be in a relationship together, so they separated but still continued to be close friends. For the next year, they dated other people, but in their hearts, they both knew they were destined to be together. They both came to the conclusion that they were meant for each other and jointly decided they both needed some therapy to deal with their issues. They found a counsellor, and thanks to her, they learned how to communicated with each other and to resolve some of the issues that had haunted them in the past.

By John "Jasz" Szlachetka, Feature Author

John Szlachetka, also known as Jasz to many of his friends, has been an activist, speaker, and writer for LGBT rights, for a number of years.  A former high school teacher, he has seen the discrimination and bullying  LGBT youth face everyday.   He himself has lived through discrimination and homophobia both from his family and society in general.  This has made him stronger and more determined to fight for the equality of his LGBT brothers and sisters.   Besides his activism, he also councels LGBT couples with problems that arise in their relationships.  He is also a pastor for the Universal Life Church.    When he is not marrying couples, he is saving them from crisis.   You can also find him in many different facebook groups, fighting along side his LGBT brothers and sisters. 

As a member of the 10,000 couples team, Jasz hopes to promote both the e-magazine, and to to bring more couples into our 10,000 couples family.  Now that Same-Sex-Marriage has become an important subject world wide, he wants bring together everyone in the LGBT community to fight for the rights of our community.