50 YEARS OF PRIDE: MARKING MILESTONES WITH OUR FRIENDS
June is a special time for the LGBTQ community and 2019 is a milestone year, marking 50 years of Pride Month recognition. To show our support, we teamed up with the Human Rights Campaign on a tee, sweatshirt and bandana featuring a feel-good message. 50 percent of the purchase price of each style goes toward the organization’s work to ensure that LGBTQ people are safe, equal and free in every community. We also asked a few of our favorite couples to share their personal milestones, from the joy of becoming a cat-parent to the magic they felt when tying the knot.
DESIGNER WESLEY NAULT & ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR MAXWELL LOSGAR
“As cheesy as it sounds, my proudest milestone is our recent marriage. This February, Wes and I made things official with a private ceremony at City Hall. The only people in attendance were our parents and the countless other happy couples who chose the same day as us to start the rest of their lawfully wedded lives together. Growing up before same-sex marriage was legal, having a husband was something I wrote off very early in life. But there we were: the only gay couple eloping that day, and not a single person sneered, stared or hurled insults at us. It was nothing but love.”—Maxwell
“I couldn’t agree more. Marrying Max far outshines any other milestone in my life. Our ‘I do’s’ were over in seconds, but the happiness I felt in those few short moments was absolute magic. It really put into perspective just how lucky we are for the sacrifices of the LGBTQ community before us.”—Wesley
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