Our Stories
Thousands of API same-sex couples in California and across the country are seeking the freedom to marry. Below are their stories. If you would like to share your story, please contact API Equality.
“Marriage is the basic building block of family." (English PDF), (Korean PDF)
“婚姻是家庭的基石”(Mandarin PDF),
“My wife and I have been married 50 years. Now my daughter and her partner can do the same"(English PDF), (Korean PDF)
“我和太太結婚50年了。 現在我的女兒Margot 和她的伴侶也可以結婚了。”(Mandarin PDF),
“I told them the secret to a happy marriage.” (English PDF), (Korean PDF)
“我告訴他們幸福婚姻的奧秘。” (Mandarin PDF),
Gita Deane and Lisa Polyak: "Gita, Mildred and the Freedom to Marry"
Michelle "Monst*r" Esguerra and Boo Torres de Esguerra: "Our Clients' Statement"
Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis: "'Newlyweds'" After 17 Years Together"
Joyce Higa and Ann Tamura: "Wedding, Honeymoon for the Entire Family"
Mary Li and Rebecca Kennedy: "Families come to embrace women's love"
Mala Nagarajan and Vega Subramaniam: "We Want Our Marriage to Be Recognized"
Maya and MeiBeck Scott-Chung: "Oakland lesbian couple redefines family"
Willy Wilkinson and Georgia Kolias: "Lesbian newlywed breaks barriers..."
Margot Yapp and Koko Lin: "7 Months Pregnant? We Were Spouses for Life! At Last?"