The Brides of March

<p>The bride was covered in cracker crumbs but didn't care.</p><p>The Brides of March drove mini-vans paid taxes bought braces and joined the PTAnever expecting the phone call in March 2004 that would send them leaping throughthe suddenly opened window of same-sex marriage with their kids along for the raucousride.</p><p><I>The Brides of March</I> is a bride's eye view of same-sex marriage at a moment's notice witha bevy of brides their coterie of children donuts newspaper reporters screamingprotesters mothers of the brides who never thought they'd see the day white weddingcake and a houseful of happy heterosexuals toasting the marriage.</p><p>But that was only the beginning as these private declarations of love became publicfodder fueling social commentary letters to the editor and the fires of political debatewhen all the brides wanted was the opportunity to say I do in this candid poignantand frequently funny tale of lesbian moms getting to the church on time in MultnomahCounty.</p><p>DeMotier opens your eyes to the heart and soul of this generation's civil rights battle.<br>- Diane M. Linn former Multnomah County Chair</p><p> . a beautifully-written quirky look at the pros and cons of same-sex marriage from theinside out smart without being preachy funny without being bitter emotional withoutbeing maudlin.<br>-Anne Mini Ph.D.</p>