About

E and I are two gay men who have been together since 2002. We were both married to women for around twenty years when we met and fell in love. We divorced our wives and moved in together. We each have three kids for a total of six that we share custody and support. All the kids (ages five to twenty-one at the time of the divorce) seem to enjoy spending time with their two dads. Fortunately we have not had any major problems or issues with the kids about the separation, divorce or coming out.

I converted to Judaism in the fall of 2004. I use to be Christian (Presbyterian) but I converted to Reform Judaism after a year and half of study. It was important to both of us to practice the same faith. Reform Judaism is very welcoming. As a denomination, they have been inclusive and supportive of gays and gay rights for more than ten years. E and I are active in various Jewish causes. We are members of a large suburban Reform synagogue and supporters of the GLBT synagogue in San Francisco. We have been California domestic partners since 2004. On Father's Day 2005, E and I had a big Jewish wedding. It was a wonderful event. Our kids walked us down the aisle and were a part of the ceremony. We had a legal, gay civil wedding in October, 2008.

We both love to go to the theatre. E has been a theatre board member and I have been a theatre arts administrator. We see more than 80 plays, musicals and operas a year. We also try to see all the major nominated Academy Award movies each year. We are also season ticket holders for the SF Giants. We do not have television hookup (no antenna, cable or satellite dish). This gives us a lot of additional, flexible time. When we are home, however, we do rent a lot of videos from Netflix. We are busy with either kids or events most nights and weekends. We also do a lot of traveling. There is rarely a dull moment around our house.

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