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Same-Sex Marriage: This Kid is All Right with It

July 13, 2015 by Niel Vuolo

gay-love-with-heart Same-Sex Marriage

I have been on board with the idea that no one is born prejudiced. But yesterday I saw it in action.

My daughter saw my brother taking his kids to buy some formal wear. She learned it was for a wedding. Being a little girl who loves princesses, royal weddings and so on, she was very excited. She asked about the bride.

My brother informed her that there was no bride.

She looked at him side-eyed.

He said two boys or two girls or a boy and a girl could get married.

She said, of course they can. We have told her about marriage equality when she has had questions recently. Especially seeing all the rainbows on our Facebook pages. I think she had never heard about two men getting married in real life.

Then she went on to ask her aunt if she was going to wear a dress. Then jumped back on her scooter.

Sure we live in New York where same-sex marriage has been the legal for quite a while now. But it’s nice to see that my kids live in world where prejudice is unusual, not the norm.

A version of this originally appeared on Great Moments in Bad Parenting. Same-Sex Marriage photo: PublicDomainPictures.net

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Filed Under: gender / sexuality, NYC Tagged With: LGBTQ parents, marriage

About Niel Vuolo

Niel Vuolo is many things: a stay-at-home dad to two awesome kids, a writer, and a lifelong Mets fan from Queens, N.Y. Follow his adventures on his blog, Niel In Real Life and on Twitter at @NielInRealLife.

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  1. Andy Miller says

    July 13, 2015 at 10:02 am

    What a cute story! Thanks for sharing.

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