Gay couple reflect on their first year of marriage
Paul Waters, right, and Kevin Voecks are about to celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary. They married last June, on the first day that same-sex marriage was legal in California. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Paul Waters, left, and Kevin Voecks share a tender moment in their Valley Village home. The two exchanged rings when they moved in together in 1993 and finally were able to wed in June 2008. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Paul Waters makes the bed while his husband, Kevin Voecks, exercises. When the two wed, they couldn’t articulate how married life would be different from their previous 16 years together. As their first year of marriage comes to a close, that’s a question they can now answer: “People get it on how they interact with us.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
The Supreme Court’s ruling on May 19 upheld Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state, but upheld weddings performed before the ban took effect, including that of Waters, left, and Voecks. The two will celebrate their one-year anniversary on Wednesday. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
