Before Marriage
"A movie about life before equality"
Synopsis
Marriage wasn't always an option, especially in gay and lesbian relationships. Diane Marine, one of the seven plaintiff couples who fought for the right to marry in the state of New Jersey, tells her tale of the road to equal marriage as we hear from seven other couples about what they went through to get married and why it is important.
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