Michigan

The following video shows what can happen when constitutional amendments are passed. Tom and Dennis Patrick lost their joint health benefits when Michigan passed an amendment to "protect" families. The Patrick family lost their shared health insurance after Michigan's attorney general ruled that state employees could no longer share benefits.

The Convention & Visitors Bureau describes Saugatuck and Douglas as "harbor villages that celebrate diversity". And the area is populated with liberal-minded voters who rejected a recent vote to ban gay marriage. This month Saugatuck/Douglas is preparing for a six-day gathering for dozens of gay and lesbian families by hanging rainbow flags in the downtown area.

These dads tackle it all. Watch this video and be inspired.

Michigan law currently limits adoption to married couples and single people. But legislation sponsored by Rep. Paul Condino, D-Southfield has been developed to allow second parent adoptions (including unmarried couples, the partners of gay couples or two relatives).