Philadelphia residents Megan Edwards and Katie MacTurk (above) fell in love their senior year of college at St. Joseph’s Catholic University and are now planning their wedding. Their school is holding a “How I Met My Hawk Mate” contest to win a $100 gift certificate to a restaurant of the couple’s choosing. All you have to do is submit your photo and how you met to the alumni association, who then posts it on Facebook. The winners are the ones with the most likes. Seems pretty simple. Except Meg and Katie’s submission kept getting rejected. Frustrated, the women called upon their alumni association who explained to them that “the Alumni Association had ‘discussed our submission’ and inevitably decided not to post our submission because ‘the Catholic Church does not recognize same-sex marriage,'” they said, according to Chicago Go Pride.
“Since graduation, we have built our life together in Philadelphia and loved every minute of it. We were engaged this past October and are looking forward to our wedding in 2013!” the women wrote in their contest submission.
According to Chicago Go Pride, the St. Joe’s Alumni Office has been inundated with complaints, and Edwards and MacTurk have been added into the contest. As of this post, the women have more than 2,130 likes. The contest ends on Feb. 14. Maybe we can help them win! After liking the alumni association, you can like their submission here.
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