marriage

The fight for LGBTQIA+ civil rights is nowhere near over

On June 26th, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor that states cannot ban same-sex marriage [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf]. This was an incredible win in terms of equality legislation. Yet, even with those amazing strides, more still needs to be done. Because contrary...

I’m a man who took my wife’s last name

My name is Ian Peters, and I chose to take my wife’s last name. Coming into writing this, I considered waxing poetic about identity; speaking to what a name means. I considered digging into the minutiae of my personal history to justify the decision and cracking a joke or...