Politics & Government
Farmington Hills Couple Looks Forward to Gay Marriage Ruling
Grace Wojcik extends a dinner invitation to Michigan attorney general Bill Schuette, so that he can see the human element of the state's gay marriage ban.
Farmington Hills residents Grace Wojcik and her partner, Jess, will be watching closely today as a federal court judge is expected to decide whether Michigan's gay marriage ban violates the U.S. Constitution.
According to a Wednesday Huffington Post story, the couple were married last summer in a Michigan ceremony, because having family and friends in attendance was more important that being married in a state that allows gay marriage. Still, they believe, a legal marriage is important.
"It's more than just the piece of paper, because for us, we [consider ourselves] married, but there are a lot of things that we don't get the benefit of having," Wojcik told HuffPo.
She also extended a dinner invitation to Michigan's attorney general Bill Schuette, who will argue to keep the state ban.
"I would hope he understands there is a human element to this, it's not all policy," Wojcik said.
Read the Huffington Post story.
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