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WATCH: Adorable Lesbian High School Sweethearts Get New Jersey Marriage License After 40 Years

WATCH: Adorable Lesbian High School Sweethearts Get New Jersey Marriage License After 40 Years

This week New Jersey became the 14th state with full marriage equality, changing lives for many of its residents. This week, Cindy Meneghin and Maureen Kilian, high school sweethearts and Lambda Legal plaintiffs who’ve been together for 40 years, finally received a marriage license from the clerk in their hometown of Butler, NJ.

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This week New Jersey became the 14th state with full marriage equality, changing lives for many of its residents. Lambda Legal plaintiffs Cindy Meneghin and Maureen Kilian -- high school sweethearts who’ve been together for 40 years -- finally received a marriage license from the clerk in their hometown of Butler, NJ.

Lambda Legal has released a beautiful video of the their story. 

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Tracy E. Gilchrist

Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.

Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.