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Jodi Kelber-Kaye (left) and Stacey Kargman-Kaye are one of the nine couples suing
in Maryland for the right to marry. (Illustration
by Jen Mabe; Photo by Leigh H. Mosley)
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set up a trust, they still come up woefully short in terms of the rights they
would be guaranteed if they could legally wed.
“There is a considerable disparity in income in our working lives and retirement
benefits,” Blackburn said. “If Glen died, and I could inherit or receive his
retirement benefits after death, that would be a tremendous help. But the government
would not allow that. I have to pay higher rates on a relatively low income.”
The couple had a ceremony in a church affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist
Association, a gay-supportive denomination based in Boston, and say they had
not thought much about marriage since then. Even when marriage rights for gay
couples became a hot topic last November, after the Massachusetts Supreme
Judicial Court ordered the state to issue marriage licenses to gay couples,
Blackburn and Dehn never thought about getting married because it would not
be legally recognized.
When the ACLU approached them about the lawsuit, however, neither hesitated
to get involved.
Age: 28
Occupation: Ad traffic manager for WTTG Channel 5 and WDCA Channel 20
Age: 36
Occupation: Teacher with the Prince George’s County public school system.
Personal: The couple lives in Riverdale, Md., and have been together for more
than two years. They are raising a 14-year-old son from Kebreau’s former marriage,
and she is pregnant with the first child they have planned together. The baby
is due in October.
When Mikki Mozelle decided that she wanted to ask Lisa Kebreau to marry her,
she first sought permission from Kebreau’s 14-year-old son, Alex.
“I wanted to make sure he was OK with it,” Mozelle said. “We were living together
already as a family and I’m old-fashioned that way. I wanted him to understand
why I wanted him to accept this.”
Alex was very enthusiastic about the idea, and granted Mozelle permission.
The family is like many families. They all eat dinner together every night
and Mozelle and Alex are often found playing video games.
“We are always bonding over that,” Mozelle said. “We are alway
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Mikki
Mozelle & Lisa Kebreau
