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West Bloomfield couple Annette Berke
Kanar and Leslee Kanar, who legally
changed their names (Kanar is Leslee's
maiden name) last year, are happily
planning an August wedding. Annette
was amazed by the deluge of support
they received after her daughter sug-
gested they update their Facebook status
to "engaged:'
The women, who each have two chil-
dren from previous marriages, had con-
sidered getting married in another state
but preferred to do it in the company of
their family and friends.
"We could have gotten married
elsewhere and had a party here said
Annette, "but we wanted our family and
friends to witness our marriage, just like
any other couple:'
Annette is pleased to have the oppor-
tunity to be a positive role model for the
kids she encounters in her profession as
a math tutor.
"And my grandkids can grow up to
be whatever they want from the minute
they are born," she said. "It's so heart-
warming."
Brian Kutinsky and Michael Neumann
of Franklin, who have been together
more than 23 years and are jointly rais-
ing their three adopted children, found
the news both stunning and exhilarating.
Kutinsky, who said the couple is "mar-
ried in every way but legally," proposed
via text as soon as he heard the news.
"It's definitely life-altering; I never
thought I would see this in my lifetime,"
he said. "It makes me look at everything
in a new way."
Catalysts for the precedent-setting

case, DeBoer and Rowse celebrated the
decision and expressed gratitude to their
attorneys and Judge Friedman, whom
they asked to perform the marriage
ceremony they are planning later this
summer.
"We're elated, not just for our family
but for hundreds of thousands of fami-
lies around the country:' DeBoer said.

Rainbows Everywhere

A proliferation of rainbows, which have
come to symbolize gay pride, appeared
across Facebook and in various places
throughout the country, most notably
the White House, which lit up with
rainbow-colored lights after the Supreme
Court ruling was announced.
"Today, we can say in no uncertain
terms we have made our union a little
more perfect," President Barack Obama
said in a statement about the decision.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder issued a
statement vowing to respect the high
court's decision and make the accommo-
dations necessary to fully comply with
the ruling.
U.S. Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich)
said, "This is a historic day, reflecting
what each of us knows in our hearts and
within our communities that we are all
equal and should be able to marry who
we love."
Attorney Ken Mogill, who assisted
with the original DeBoer trial in Federal
court, said, "Throughout all of this, I
kept thinking of the Martin Luther King
Jr. quote, 'The arc of the moral universe
is long, but it bends towards justice.
Today that arc is a rainbow."

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