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September 2011, I Am the Face of Marriage Equality
I Am the Face of Marriage Equality: Elaine and Ramona Roth-Nichols
Meeting by Chance. Loving by Choice.
Let's travel northeast of Nashville to the semi-rural part of Tennessee. Here, we find Elaine and Ramona Roth-Nichols, a charming couple who have been inseparable now for over 23 years. Here they live with their two dogs and four cats. Elaine, 57, and Ramona, 55, are as much in love today as they were "way back when," if not more so.
They met by chance in a lawnmower shop where Elaine worked as a parts manager. Ramona had come in to have her mower repaired, and got more than she bargained for! There was an immediate attraction between the two of them. “Ramona’s lawnmower received the royal treatment for next to nothing, and boy, was she thrilled!” Elaine reminisces.
The following spring -- April 15th, to be exact -- Elaine and Ramona began their romance and have been together ever since. After 21 years together, they decided to marry, and on May 21, 2009, they travelled to Provincetown, Massachusetts, where they tied the knot. May 21st is the anniversary they celebrate.
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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.