As a couple who has been together for nearly four years, Emily Harlan and Robin Mellady have five children between them. Their children range in age from 2 months to 16 years old. Of course, that means they don’t have time for much else. “We are constantly going to a softball game, which her daughter plays pretty much year-round,” said Harlan, a hospital manager for an animal clinic. “I have two boys in football. So, from August to November that’s what we’re doing. … I have three from a previous relationship. She has one. We just had our first and last one together. The minivan is full.” This doesn’t make them much different from many other couples living in Russiaville, where they reside. What does separate them is their legal status. They aren’t married, and legally can’t be according to Indiana’s Defense of Marriage Act, which went into effect in 2004. Compounded on top of that is HJR3, the proposed constitutional amendment which would come before voters in November if approved by the Indiana General Assembly. On Tuesday, the resolution was moved from the House Judiciary Committee, which heard hours of testimony last week before recessing without a vote. The measure was approved Wednesday night as the House Elections and Apportionment Committee voted 9-3 in favor of the ban, sending it to the full House of Representatives.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 08:26:01 +0000
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