Maygen Tavares

n a country where gay marriage is not federally recognized, even in those progressive states that have legalized gay marriage, Maygen and her mom are a part of the fall-out. She wanted to tell her story to help people for the future so that perhaps others won't have to endure what she did. Her story illustrates that the personal is political and vice versa. Until LGBT people are afforded equal civil rights people like Maygen and her mom will continue to pay a price.