Author Melanie Hoffert grew up gay ral Ameri, where g out was difficult. But that hasn't stopped her fay om havg a ank and challengg nversatn about same-sex marriage.
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- A NORTH DAKOTA FAY BREAKS THE SILENCE ON GAY MARRIAGE
- A NORTH DAKOTA FAY BREAKS THE SILENCE ON GAY MARRIAGE
- WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE
A NORTH DAKOTA FAY BREAKS THE SILENCE ON GAY MARRIAGE
Five years ago, the Uned Stat Supreme Court voted to legalize gay marriage all 50 stat — but sovereign natns, this lg didn’t apply. The march was pecially important to Councilwoman Loann Jerome, who is the only openly gay member of the Turtle Mounta Tribal Council. 20150416_me_a_north_dakota_fay_breaks_the_silence_on_gay_marriage.
Conversatns about homosexualy and g out uld easily take place almost anywhere — but not here ral North Dakota. It n be even harr for a fay alg wh nflictg emotns about a loved one who's gay.
Today, that's what giv her passn to unrstand others who want to change her bee she's gay, she says.
A NORTH DAKOTA FAY BREAKS THE SILENCE ON GAY MARRIAGE
"And she mentned that she was gay, or lbian, whichever word [she] ed. ' The reason beg, I don't like the word lbian [or] gay. "I probably ma pretty hard for her to tell me, I thk, bee I had maybe ma negative ments about gays, " he says.
"I wouldn't say I was anti-gay or anythg like that, but I would joke along wh everyone else if someone threw out a gay joke, I gus.
WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE
Melanie's other sister--law, Julia, says she's stggled wh the ia of gay marriage.