Just Married: Stories from the Heartland

Alexis and Ellyn Just Married by Kinsey Institute

Melinda And Carol by Kinsey Institute

Larry Ysunza and Tim Love took their 35 year relationship and made history at the Supreme Court.

Sue and Danielle describe how their mutually non-traditional approach to relationships has worked for them, and their eventual decision to marry.

Salil and Yousuf- Just Married by Kinsey Institute

Rob and Tom by Kinsey Institute

Short stories from same-sex couples married in the decade of marriage equality.

Jeanne & Martha - Just Married by Kinsey Institute

Aaron & Kasey - Just Married by Kinsey Institute

Judi finds love unexpectedly after the passing of her wife Beverly, when she meets Lucie on a Facebook page for gay widows.

Glenn Lassiter and Jim Doud have been together for 40 years. In this episode, we talk about why they finally decided to make it legal.

Faith and Glenda recall their courtship while students in seminary, and the path to their long term relationship and eventual marriage.

Frankie and Kelly - Just Married by Kinsey Institute

Jamie and Donna tell the story of their marriage, and finding friends in Southern Indiana. JUST MARRIED is a project of Indiana University Dept of Gender Studies, the Kinsey Institute, the office for vice president for research New Frontiers program, and the IU Bloomington Arts and Humanities Council. WFHB’s Blooming Out is our podcast host. To hear longer versions of these interviews, visit the Kinsey Institute’s Marriage Equality collection or find us on facebook at Marriage equality heartland. ,

In June, 2014, one year before the Supreme Court ruled that marriage was legal for all, Indiana struck down their ban on gay marriage. Couples rushed to the courthouse June 25 and 26 before the court issued a stay and halted marriages. This is the story of those 2 days in June.