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Caroline Leto, right and Venera Magazzu celebrate their 70th anniversary this year. (Photo by Josh Ritchie, South Florida Sun Sentinal)
Caroline Leto, right and Venera Magazzu celebrate their 70th anniversary this year. (Photo by Josh Ritchie, South Florida Sun Sentinal)
Sometimes I get a little discouraged as I read about/hear about the setbacks our community faces and, worse yet, the many squabbles within our community about who is doing what and why and who should get credit for what.
Then I read a story like this one in the South Florida Sun Sentinal about a couple like Caroline Leto, 96, and Venera Magazzu, 97, who are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year. 70 years together! That is amazing for any couple, but especially so for a lesbian couple who have had to spend the vast majority of their life together hiding the true nature of their relationship from everyone except the closest of friends and relatives.
It gives me hope, and it definitely puts things in perspective!
So happy anniversary to Caroline and Venera, and I hope we can all learn a lesson from them.
Ahhhhh. This warms my heart.
😀 While I enjoy reading about the LGBT cause/activism/efforts for advancement in equality, this right here is my kind of news. Thanks for putting the soft stuff out here sometimes. 🙂
Congrats to those happy ladies. Who’s up for writing their memoir??
Hrmm, nevermind – they’ve already written their own memoir, per the Sentinel article: “An Unadulterated Story: Young and Gay at 90.” Guess I’ll have to track down a copy.
how cute r these gals?!
How beautiful. Happy anniversary ladies.
This photo is incredible. The story even better.
Just read the book. Venera was 94 when she wrote it. It’s short, 139 pages, but I found it interesting. I think we all hope to grow old with our love. 70 years is amazing and beautiful for anyone, gay or straight. How fortunate for them. They have been truly blessed.