Washington Minister Hopes To Officiate Weddings For Gay Sons

Via The Advocate

In its repeated effort to make the message on marriage equality about love and commitment, a new ad from the Pride Foundation again showcases religious parents who want that special moment when they watch their son get married.

In the video, Lutheran minister Gib Rossing and his wife, Beth, of Olympia, Wash., explain how they accepted their son and his partner by getting to know them better.

“We came to love him for who he was,” said Gib Rossing in the video. “We watch Jonathan and Ryan and see their profound love for one another and how they support one another.”

If voters approve of the marriage equality law passed earlier this year by the legislature and signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire, and then if Jonathan and Ryan can get married, “I think that’d be great,” Gib Rossing concludes happily.

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