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metro
business & professional
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tawny, .or.;
Local same-sex couples overjoyed
by Supreme Court decision.
Ronelle Grier I Contributing Writer
Josh Charlip of Eskimo Jacks
Dessert
Anyone?
Local company extends its
reach into Busch's markets.
Ryan Fishman I Contributing Writer
M
ove over lox and cream cheese
— ice cream sandwiches have
become the perfect match for
bagels, at least for 49-year-old Joshua
Charlip.
The combination isn't necessarily part of
a balanced breakfast, but for the Farmington
Hills businessman, it's the next frontier for a
family enterprise that started when Charlip
was just 14.
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Micki Grossman, her
son, Ross, and his
partner, Alan Ellias,
at their commitment
ceremony at Temple
Israel in 2000. They
married in New York
in 2013.
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t was a day for rainbows, proposals
and celebrations as the long-awaited
Supreme Court decision legalizing
same-sex marriage was announced
and the history-making news quickly
spread.
As soon as the announcement was
made on Friday morning, June 26,
same-sex couples and gay rights sup-
porters throughout Metro Detroit
reacted with a mixture of astonishment
and joy.
Farmington Hills couple Ross
Grossman and Alan Ellias, who had a
commitment ceremony at Temple Israel
15 years ago and were married in New
York in 2013, reacted with similar jubi-
lation.
"I'm still pretty numb:' Ellias said. "It'
really about being legally recognized;
spiritually we've always felt married. It
was the legal piece that was missing and
all that comes with it — to not have to
think about those things any more is
profound:'
Ross' mother, Micki Grossman, also
of Farmington Hills, was thrilled with
the Supreme Court decision. Unlike
some of the ruling's detractors, who
claim it diminishes the meaning of mar
riage, she believes allowing same-sex
couples to marry will serve to strength-
en the institution.
"It's wonderful that marriage has
something so important that people are
willing to fight for it:' she said.
Beth Greenapple and Julia Pais, who
were married in Canada in 2005 and
celebrated their 20-year anniversary as
couple in March, are ecstatic their mar-
riage is finally recognized in their home
state of Michigan.
"We are delighted Michigan is now
required to recognize us as a married
couple," Greenapple said. "I can't tell yoi.
how elated I was when I heard the news
so is Julia, and so are all of our friends:'
She received a call from the couple's
16-year-old son, Nadav, who was
attending a journalism workshop in
Washington, D.C., when the announce-
ment was made. "He was so excited,"
she said.
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