Jerry and Lige have loved each other for 56 years. I recently spent an afternoon in their home, hearing their stories and capturing the genuine respect and adoration they have for each other. Their story has taken them from Mississippi to New York to South Carolina, with many adventures along the way. The way Jerry and Lige look at each other blew me away (and had me crying in my editing chair!) I’m so grateful to have spent an afternoon with these amazing people. —from the photographer, Devin Hayman
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Photographer: D. Hayman Photography, An Equally Wed Preferred Vendor
Alaina Leary Lavoie
Alaina Leary Lavoie is an award-winning editor and journalist. She is currently the Communications Manager of the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books and was the senior editor for Equally Wed Magazine from August 2018 to March 2020. Her work has been published in New York Times, Washington Post, Refinery29, Healthline, Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Boston Globe Magazine, and more. In 2017, she was awarded a Bookbuilders of Boston scholarship for her dedication to amplifying marginalized voices and advocating for an equitable publishing and media industry. Alaina lives in Boston with her wife and their two cats. You can find Alaina on Twitter and Instagram @alainaskeys.
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