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Lewis Duckett and Billy Jones have been together a long time.
They were introduced through a mutual friend and…
They wrote just about every day when Billy was deployed to Vietnam.
But they had to be careful, and wrote in code so their relationship was kept secret.
Then they adopted a child. They are now grandfathers.
And last year this happened.
Which is pretty much the sweetest thing that ever happened.
The tears. The tears.
http://www.nytimes.com/video/fashion/weddings/100000002507994/vows-mr-duckett-and-dr-jones.html
http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/these-grandfathers-getting-married-might-just-make-you-well?sf21524348=1
clutteredcanvas
Is that their son giving them away!? Adorable.
raspberrycats
That's when I lost it. YOU GET TO WALK YOUR DADDY'S DOWN THE ISLE!
thebeststacieever
This is the most heart warming and wonderful thing I've ever seen. I am so happy I literally would like to throw up now.
JKVT
This made me literally laugh out loud. My dog's looking at me like I'm an idiot...again.
FancyMcNasty
i'm crying right now. oh my goodness.
azazyel
I'm glad to live in a world where this is changing. I can't imagine being in the military and having to keep that a secret. Good on you guys
satandstaredintospacefor5minstryingtothinkofcoolusername
Love will prevail no matter what obstacle we face, true love will always prevail!
MadamePunisher
This is so beautiful... No, I'm not crying... it's just my contacts.... yeah. Let's go with that...
Andarre
There are hetero relationships that aren't this strong and dedicated. This is one of the best things I've ever seen on Imgur...
qu33nofantisocial
I don't understand how people can think this is so wrong and then look past people get divorced over and over, as if that is okay.
qu33nofantisocial
ilikestars
Always me with posts like this
stupidsexyhobbitses
+1 for John Campbell.
GreenTeaParty
Yeeeesh OP, I'ma onion soup over here!
SeeHowItGoes
Thank you for sharing this OP. (The post mostly, the gif too)
Phrygianmode
best response.
catswithsass
Well, I just got diabetes.
SimonCharles
That took me longer than I'd care to admit
JoggingWithForks
Screw you and your beautiful love!
Idonthaveausernamesowtfever
Pure unadulterated awesomeness.
InboxMeYourNudibranchs
I'm just gonna...go see who's chopping onions.
msangela
I lol'd at changing diapers, sighed at being grand-daddies, and teared up at the end. http://imgur.com/ESY9upq Thank you for sharing!
piscesdreamer
And so, here in the midst of LNI, user sub has made me cry.
Ionlyregisteredtotalkshit
Thanks NYTimes and Buzzfeed for bringing the article and Tumblr for making the gifs. Oh, and i guess imgur too, for rehosting them
LadyWidebottom
LNI? Why didn't you say so? http://imgur.com/V0HXUFL
piscesdreamer
Indeed.
LadyWidebottom
What's your sauce?
piscesdreamer
Well the gif I found during LNI, but its from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013257/
LadyWidebottom
This is mine - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0643108/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1. The whole series is very good, especially "The Black Cat."
AprilHamLincon
SWEET. I wish it will front page.
qu33nofantisocial
It front page'd.
AprilHamLincon
HEY thank's for updating ! so nice to see
LDedlock
This is the best thing on imgur today. +1
anitabieror6
not letting gays marry is really weird because weddings are like the gayest thing I can think of
rufiooo
It really just makes me sick that there are people who think it is ok to speak badly of others for any reason-especially being gay (1/2)
rufiooo
I am gay and I will look out and care for my fellow man, woman, and child. Because why the fuck would I not show love and compassion?
qu33nofantisocial
Thank you for being you. :)
HogwartsToiletSeat
Exactly. I boil life down to "Don't be an asshole" and "Love more".
jumblebumble
This is so awesome I'm going to flip a car with sheer enthusiasm.
FlyingTigerRose
Fantastic. They are so blessed. Am so glad they got to marry, at last!! I have 2 friends who've been together 43 years.
vegweg
I'm hoping the politicians will get their shit together and I won't be in one of those couples waiting forever.
qu33nofantisocial
When I showed the video to my mom she replied with "thats nearly as long as I've been alive!"
SomethingCleverBand
http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/dc.gif
WorldsFirstAnalrapist
Welp. If this isn't just the sweetest fucking thing I've ever seen, I don't know what is.
dactyif
You know, people complain now about homophobia and shit, these guys, they lived through some stuff.
qu33nofantisocial
If you don't think this is the sweetest shit ever get the fuck out of my face.
LeglessPooch
I particularly enjoyed your use of the word "fuck" in this sentence. It enhanced and reiterated the sentiment.
WorldsFirstAnalrapist
I may use the word often, but I always use it appropriately.
TobiasFunkeAnalrapist
The next picture is pretty sweet as well.
WorldsFirstAnalrapist
You're pretty sweet <3
BoingRhymesWithDoing
Hear hear.
TheRaginCajun
But we can't teach our children that love like this exists! They have to look up to role models and become like MTV "stars"
shootsandleaves
What about http://static1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130520194606/parksandrecreation/images/d/df/Sweetums_3.jpg
qu33nofantisocial
I live in Indiana, how I wish Pawnee was real..
WorldsFirstAnalrapist
Me too! At least we can always vacation in Muncie!
qu33nofantisocial
Or if we are feeling dangerous, we can go to Gary.
wejustcallitasausage
Upvoted for comment and username...and if that means me taking a chubby, i will suck it up!
WorldsFirstAnalrapist
How about a banger in the mouth?
Caffein8me
My father and his partner of 29 years got married last July. Amazing, and yet so sad they weren't allowed to do it sooner.
Cer3al4Dazz
I'm so happy for them!
Thereisnosafeword
This is made even better because of the incredible stigma of homophobia in the black community. Always nice to see love.
BowlingForQuatloos
Especially when you think about when they started dating, that must have been rough. Good for them, love is love!
GreenTeaParty
Interesting how people responded to this one, but the pic of those two young black dads with daughters got so much snark. People, sigh.
Thereisnosafeword
The same people that hated that, hated this. Bigotry is losing ground every year. The fact that this can even happen is promising.
GreenTeaParty
I hope so :)
f0uLPl4Y
Figures. I had to go through and re-upvote the nice comments because of some bigot.
HookisMine
"Where you die, there I will die also."
thecomicfiend
I might steal this.
jsktrogdor
http://youtu.be/Nog3J4t3BfE
FlatPlutoSociety
My first thought about that extremely sweet line: "Sounds like a murder/suicide." Too much internet for me, I think.
Pearllovesyou
LOL perhaps:)
ibeforeeexceptwhenitsweird
Quoted from the book of Ruth. Not judging this fine fellow, just reporting the source.
borderhopper
Thanks, I didn't know this. Makes it more powerful now
RomeoSniper
Book of Ruth??
ibeforeeexceptwhenitsweird
Yes, it's a book of the Bible.
RamblingsOfAMadWoman
who was ruth?
ibeforeeexceptwhenitsweird
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_(biblical_figure)
HadMeAtMeatTornado
I was totally fine until this, then onions attacked me viscously
penelopepicklepants
"For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and . . . where you die I will die also."
leeardamer
hmmm...
AbnerDoon
that whole verse is pretty powerful (I just looked it up)
punkybeanster
Book of Ruth.
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WhyHelloThereFriend
The bible never actually says anything about homosexuality. The closest thing you get is in Leviticus where it says "man shall not lie with
WhyHelloThereFriend
Their wives were property, and it was wrong to treat a man with that little respect.
AbnerDoon
Yea, no it definitely is about having sex with a man. "LIE with another man as he does with a woman". 'Lie/lay' is often referred to as sex
WhyHelloThereFriend
Another man as he does with a woman" which is actually saying that men should not treat other men the way they do their wives because
giffer44
Time for a feels trip.
SandshoesAndaScrewdriver
Buckle the fuck up.
tlouislouis
Black & gay in '68. Must have been tough mayn
jsktrogdor
1/3 God: "Lewis, Billy, hows it goin' fellas?" -- L: "Good god, we've made our minds up. We want to be born in America in 1968." God:
jsktrogdor
2/3 "Interesting time." -- B: "And we want to be black." -- God: "Uhhh... you fellas sure?" -- L: "... and gay." -- God: "....... You guys
jsktrogdor
3/3 are fucking nuts, you know that?"
EddardStark
L: "We're playing on hard mode"
misterpipe
"We sure are fucking nuts, if ya know what I mean....."
GrendelTown
Fucking rekt
jsktrogdor
God: "Oooohh gross, dude lol"
smgth
iLoveItWhenMyFingersSmellLikePussy
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels :D
allthenamesaregone
If anyone can stand up and say that that isn't pure and right and just, then they have no soul.
diabolicalpenguinarmyoverulesallupvotes
Thats why they are so concerned about yours.
Aerkusa
As a ginger, Fuck you. I think it's pure and right and just, too!
JustAnotherSoulLessMonster
my name? I think it's relevant
SmashingChap
Some of us soulless believe in love and equality too. #consciousnessraising
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CitizenDickbag
In some cases, they are just wrong, yes. If this were an interracial couple denied marriage, it would be wrong and bigoted. Same idea.
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CitizenDickbag
No. The whole notion that one must "tolerate intolerance" is inane and was cooked up by bigots because they can't justify themselves.
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CitizenDickbag
If you can't say that an opinion that "Jews are evil," for instance, is wrong, you're morally flawed.
TheDerpFace
You can disagree, imo, but once you try to stop people from getting married, or send hateful comments, you just need to fuck off.
god0fthunder
I agree.
NataliePortwoman
Agreed.
gingerbaconkitty
So if your opinion is that the sky is green, you're entitled to people telling you you're right even though you're wrong?
NataliePortwoman
Can't tell if sarcasm or butthurt. The point it, let people do their thing, even if they disagree with you. I think its wrong, but I 1/?
NataliePortwoman
Also think that they shouldn't be denied the ability to be a couple. That's just cruel. 2/2
gingerbaconkitty
No what I'm saying is: have your opinion, but if you can't back it up, don't expect people to be okay with it.
god0fthunder
I'm curious how either side can back it up.
god0fthunder
And I mean empirically. I've seen evidence on both sides. Not arguing. Just genuinely curious.
EndersdoyouthinkthisisafuckingGame
I believe it is neither pure nor right, and that it's not just to shame my fellow believers and me for saying so.
ConfusedFlareon
I believe if you have nothing nice to say, Downvote and click next.
EndersdoyouthinkthisisafuckingGame
I made a statement of my principles and beliefs, nothing more. I said nothing unkind, only what I believe is right.
killereggplant
I don't have a problem with your beliefs, as long as you're not trying to legislate them or being an asshole to people.
TsunamiJohn
True - kind of like saying "it's 2014, now everything we say is right must be accepted by all!" As if that changes what is right.
EndersdoyouthinkthisisafuckingGame
But only if you are a minority, part of a religion other than Christianity, or part of the LGBT community.
qu33nofantisocial
Who are you to decide what is and isn't right?
TsunamiJohn
And who are you?
noworriesdav
they're still human beings and deserve the respect. Saying they are not right in society is just humanly immoral, despite beliefs.
EndersdoyouthinkthisisafuckingGame
I offer no disrespect to them as human beings, I only say that I am morally opposed to their lifestyle. That's not immoral, that's equality.
Flyndaran
And we are morally opposed to your hate filled bigotry.
umuziki
I agree with you.
Thistles
How is it unjust to shame people for stupid beliefs? Particularly when they loudly proclaim them?
EndersdoyouthinkthisisafuckingGame
How can you justify it then?
Thistles
Justify shaming you? I'd shame someone who believes Elvis was abducted by aliens, too. Stupidity deserves to be recognized as stupidity.
SomeReallyBoredGuy
We really should tolerate everyone's beliefs, but that sure as shit doesn't mean we have to respect them.
Thistles
You can believe whatever you want, and I can say whatever I want to about it.
EndersdoyouthinkthisisafuckingGame
If that's your reasoning, than should it not result in at least a benign neglect rather than public attacks on someone else's beliefs?
thiscannotpossiblygowrong
Actually what it should lead to is debate and argument with those beliefs when they are made in a public forum, but left alone when not.
SomeReallyBoredGuy
It should, but only if the person holding the beliefs in question is also silent & doesn't publicly attack others.