Susan Goldberg’s heartwrenching/heartwarming essay, “Four (Same-Sex) Weddings and a Funeral,” appears in the forthcoming issue of Ms. magazine, which will hit newsstands on February 28.
(Shameless plug from Brides coeditor Michele Kort, who is also senior editor of Ms.: If you’re not already a subscriber to the magazine–which marks its 40th anniversary this year–please join us and help fight the good feminist fight for another 40 years!)
And of course the reason we’re telling you this is because the essay also appears in Here Comes the Brides!, which will soon be appearing on bookstore shelves and is already available for pre-order from Amazon.
We don’t want to give away Goldberg’s whole, beautifully told story, but let’s just say that the original wedding she and her now-wife Rachel planned was put asunder by her mother’s dying wishes. Nonetheless, the combination of tragedy and joy brought together her family in unexpected ways. Ah, the power of same-sex marriage …
Here Come The Brides! 