Loving Day

[nanila]

I had wanted to post this yesterday, as it was the 50th anniversary, but ran out of time. So, a day late, but no less important: Here is my very personal celebration of the Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court decision, handed down on 12 June 1967, that legalised interracial marriage in the USA.

Without it, my parents might have been jailed or permanently separated. Without it, I might not exist. I am grateful that what was just and correct prevailed in the face of popular opinion.


[Image of my dad, baby!me and my mom, with one of my aunties in the pool at a Honolulu hotel. Photo taken by my maternal grandfather.]


[Image of me in a flowery yellow dress being cuddled, and surrounded, by my Filipino cousins and aunties.]

Comments

[rmc28]

<3 <3 <3

[whereisirisnow]

Baby-you and Keiki are so similar!!

[alatefeline]

Thank you for sharing these. Those photos are wonderful.

[cactus_rs]

It blows my mind that decisions like this are in living memory. Like we had figured out nuclear bombs but couldn't deal with interracial marriage? Better late than never, I guess.

Those photos are adorable.

[evilsusan]

So much love in the photos. It's insane anyone ever thought it was wrong.

[cmcmck]

It led to all sorts else around the world as well- like the fact that I have a legal identity at all and am married........

[silveradept]

Here's to the hope that nobody is going to be hateful enough to try outlawing love between consenting adults again.

[redsixwing]

N'awwwwwwww. <3 <3 <3

[lurkingcat]

♥ ♥ ♥

[roarofsilence]

Gorgeous <3

[angelofthenorth]

That's lovely

[coughingbear]

So lovely.

It's dusty in here.

[kotturinn]

Lovely.

So happy in the one with your cousins and aunts!

[haggis]

That was my thought! So cute :)

[davidgillon]

Yes, this!

[davidgillon]

So absurd a law, and so appropriately named a decision.

[worlds_of_smoke]

♥

[gorgeousnerd]

Agreed!

[gorgeousnerd]

Great pictures and a great post. ♥

[st_aurafina]

Gorgeous photos (I agree, you look just like Keiki!) And a great reason to post. <3 <3 <3

[mortician]

Adorable photos. <3

[nanila]

<3 <3 <3

[nanila]

I found some more photos of me in which the resemblance is even stronger. Must scan in!

[nanila]

Thank you for saying so. <3

[nanila]

Some people still can't deal with interracial marriage. Fortunately, though, they don't get to have legal grounds to contest our right to it.