Lawmaker 's partner talks about challenge of being accepted as a spouse in D.C. Marlon Reis : `` We sacrifice what was once private '' for what is `` painfully public '' and we are not willing to compromise on our values or the way that we live.
Lawmaker 's partner talks about challenge of being accepted as a spouse in D.C. Marlon Reis : `` We sacrifice what was once private '' for what is `` painfully public '' Sometimes , there 's `` a reluctance to accept that which has not been seen before '' `` Each time we encounter injustice is an opportunity to ... pave the way , '' he writes .