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Jun 2021
32m 21s

Two Fathers, One Fight

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios
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June 21, 1998. Father's Day. At the Church of the Atonement in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Jon and Michael Galluccio are ready to tie the knot, in front of family, friends, reporters, and one lone picketer. The Galluccios are already public figures—a few months earlier, they had secured the right for gay and unmarried couples to jointly adopt children. And today, ... Show More
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