BHFH: Gina & Heidi NortonSmith: marriage equality Sunday 9/28 1 pm
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Holly Baldwin
Sep 25, 2008, 11:57:38 AM9/25/08
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Please join us for the next talk in the Beacon Hill Friends House series on Radical Witness
Our faith journey to becoming a family -- radical witness for equal marriage
A talk by Gina and Heidi NortonSmith
Sunday, 9/28 at 1 pm
Beacon Hill Friends House
6 Chestnut St
Boston, MA 02108
Gina and Heidi Nortonsmith attend Northampton Friends' Meeting with their two sons. Together since 1990, Gina and Heidi first celebrated their commitment with a public ceremony of friends and family in 1993.
Gina and Heidi describe their talk as, Our faith journey to becoming a family -- radical witness for equal marriage. After becoming parents, they sought to create legal protections for their children in the absence of state recognition of their family structure. Ultimately, they chose to sue their home state in a landmark case that in 2004 established a right to equal marriage for same-gender couples throughout Massachusetts. Throughout their legal battle, Gina and Heidi drew heavily on their Quaker faith and community, both in maintaining their integrity and purpose and in framing their role in this divisive and politically-charged issue in a loving and spirit-filled context for their young sons.
Simple lunch: 12:15
Talk: 1:00
Refreshments following the talk.
For directions to Beacon Hill Friends House see www.bhfh.org
Holly Baldwin
hbal...@bhfh.org
617-227-9118
Our faith journey to becoming a family -- radical witness for equal marriage
A talk by Gina and Heidi NortonSmith
Sunday, 9/28 at 1 pm
Beacon Hill Friends House
6 Chestnut St
Boston, MA 02108
Gina and Heidi Nortonsmith attend Northampton Friends' Meeting with their two sons. Together since 1990, Gina and Heidi first celebrated their commitment with a public ceremony of friends and family in 1993.
Gina and Heidi describe their talk as, Our faith journey to becoming a family -- radical witness for equal marriage. After becoming parents, they sought to create legal protections for their children in the absence of state recognition of their family structure. Ultimately, they chose to sue their home state in a landmark case that in 2004 established a right to equal marriage for same-gender couples throughout Massachusetts. Throughout their legal battle, Gina and Heidi drew heavily on their Quaker faith and community, both in maintaining their integrity and purpose and in framing their role in this divisive and politically-charged issue in a loving and spirit-filled context for their young sons.
Simple lunch: 12:15
Talk: 1:00
Refreshments following the talk.
For directions to Beacon Hill Friends House see www.bhfh.org
Holly Baldwin
hbal...@bhfh.org
617-227-9118
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