My name is Paige, and I’m twelve. I live with my two dads who I call Daddy Gary and Daddy Rich. We have two cats, Pumpkin and Alexis. I was very excited and I had so many wuestions when my dads first told me about the court case. Some of my questions they couldn’t answer just yet. My friends only asked me about the case when they saw something on the news. I told them my dads were fighting for gay and lesbian rights. They were all for it. It was awesome to see my dads on TV. I was a little more popular because everyone saw us on TV.

We got a lot of support from people everywhere. Our family kept up with the news and were always asking how they could help. Our church had special services where my dads and some lawyers spoke. Lots of people in our church and our town wrote letters to senators and representatives in support of gay marriage. My friends also kept up with the news and listened to me if I needed to talk.

I was so happy when they won. My dads called me from Boston, and I screamed into the phone and jumped up and down. I get to help plan the wedding and be in it! I think it shouldn’t matter whether a couple is a man and a woman or two women or two men as long as they’re in love. Love is what really makes a family.

My name is Annie. I’m eight. I live with Ma and Mommy and my cat Irwin. My Dad lives nearby, and I have lots of cousins. My family likes to play sports, have dessert, and play cards.

When I first heard that my parents were going to court so they could get married, I felt happy because I want my parents to be married.

Then, after they won, I was scared that their new right was going to be taken away.

At first, it was hard to be on TV and in the news. Kids would say “Hey, I saw you on TV,” and I didn’t know if that was a good thing or a bad thing. But it turned out to be good. Everyone at my school was on our side; they think people who love each other should be able to get married. We’ve gotten cards and letters from people we don’t even know. The day we won, we got lots of flowers, and people brought three cakes to the house!

It’s confusing for some of my friends. I think they thought my parents were married already. No one has ever told me that my parents should not be allowed to marry. If they did I would tell them everyone has the right to get married. You shouldn’t take one group of people and make different rules for them. That’s discrimination.