Can we get some credit for this?

Doris and I went to a wedding of one of her employees' yesterday. Had a wonderful time. We dressed up, wrote the couple up a nice check, socialized, ate, drank, danced, and were merry. Doris is nowhere near the activist that I am, but as for me? Couldn't help but to hear a little voice whispering in the back of my head, reminding me that legal marriage and all the myriad rights that go along with it are totally denied to Doris and me. Wouldn't this be kind of like an African-American going to an event held at a place with a "whites only" sign and them having to be happy about it? We didn't complain though, just went to the ceremony and reception and had a gay old time.

So, uh, my point is - can we get a pat on the back or something?

Actually, what would really be nice would be some legal recognition of our relationship instead.

Fanfic: "Gradually" (rated PG-13, Zoe/Wash)

Title: Gradually
Author: stormkpr
Author’s email: stormkpr (at) usa (dot) net
Pairings: Zoe/Wash
Characters: Zoe, Wash
Rating: PG-13
Timeline: Indistinct
Summary: A short fic, written in response to a prompt from damn_hero_zoe, who requested a fic on the theme of “Zoe decides she likes Wash”.
Disclaimer: Don't own them, Joss is boss
Beta testers: Thank you to sharelle and sarahetc for their beta-testing skills.

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