Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights by Rob Sanders

He worked for fifteen years in religious educational publishing as a writer, editor, editorial manager, and product designer. Rob Sanders is a picture book author, a writing teacher, a sometimes blogger, and a dog lover.

This beautiful book celebrates the love story of two pioneers of marriage equality for all through the baking of their wedding cake! Their struggle to obtain a marriage license in Minnesota and their subsequent appeals to the Minnesota Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of the United States is an under-told story of LGBT history. That cake belonged to Jack Baker and Michael McConnell, who were wed on September 3, 1971, becoming the first same-sex couple in America to be legally married. Long before marriage equality was the law of the land, two grooms stood on a wedding cake with their feet firmly planted in fluffy white frosting. This is the story of Jack Baker and Michael McConnell and their inspiring story becoming the first married gay couple in the US fifty years ago. Cathro's affectionate illustrations-with vintage 1970s' colors and vibes-not only expand the text but also capture its sweet spirit exactly.' - Booklist 'Their heartwarming story-accessible to young readers-demonstrates that the essential ingredient in a cake and a marriage is love. As beautiful as it is informative about this little-known battle in the fight for equality.' - Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW 'Sanders tells the tale in easy-to-understand language, sweet as the frosting on the cake.

Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights by Rob Sanders