The Wedding, Certificate of Pat Phalen and Terry Sweeney

The Certificate of Pat Phalen and Terry Sweeney dated October 10, 1987. Reads, "COUPLES, INC. The Wedding. A demonstration for equal rights. Certificate of Participation. Be it known, that these participants. Pat Phalen & Terry Sweeney have on this, the tenth day of October in the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty Seven, stood before the government and society and proclaimed their committed relationship. Reverend Dina A. Bachelor. Couples, Inc. Walter Wheeler & Cavey Junkin. Love makes a family. Nothing else, nothing less!", UNO Libraries' Archives & Special Collections
Abstract/Description: The Certificate of Pat Phalen and Terry Sweeney dated October 10, 1987. Reads, "COUPLES, INC. The Wedding. A demonstration for equal rights. Certificate of Participation. Be it known, that these participants. Pat Phalen & Terry Sweeney have on this, the tenth day of October in the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty Seven, stood before the government and society and proclaimed their committed relationship. Reverend Dina A. Bachelor. Couples, Inc. Walter Wheeler & Cavey Junkin. Love makes a family. Nothing else, nothing less!"
Subject(s): Sexual minorities -- Nebraska -- Omaha
Queer Omaha Archives
Documents
Tag: Certificate
Tag: March on Washington
Date Created: 1987-10-10

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