{"id":26826,"date":"2020-03-18T07:57:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T11:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=26826"},"modified":"2020-03-18T08:00:43","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T12:00:43","slug":"michigan-student-with-two-moms-stopped-from-writing-about-marriage-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2020\/03\/michigan-student-with-two-moms-stopped-from-writing-about-marriage-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan student with two moms stopped from writing about marriage equality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/moms31820.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/moms31820.jpg 634w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/moms31820-300x200.jpg 300w\" 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