My Aunt Joan is a lesbian, and so is her partner, Barbara. They have been together for 27 years, though they have never married. They thought about it when it became legal in Massachusetts, but wanted to keep their finances separate. I still think of them as married, and refer to Barbara as my aunt. They are my aunts, collectively.
They both had tons of …
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