Jared Polis (D-CO), the first openly gay man to be elected to a first term in Congress, and his partner, Marlon Reis, are negotiating the realities of being a same-sex political couple in Washington. As they describe for CNN, the privileges of power confront the limitations of being gay in America, as Reis deals with feeling like an outsider and faces such absurdities as whether he can appropriately be described as "spouse" on his Capitol ID."
October 20, 2009
Life As A Gay Congressional Spouse
Jared Polis (D-CO), the first openly gay man to be elected to a first term in Congress, and his partner, Marlon Reis, are negotiating the realities of being a same-sex political couple in Washington. As they describe for CNN, the privileges of power confront the limitations of being gay in America, as Reis deals with feeling like an outsider and faces such absurdities as whether he can appropriately be described as "spouse" on his Capitol ID."
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