Even Idaho dogs are celebrating.
Ok, so we've had a few days to adjust to the wonder that is marriage equality in Idaho, and it's been wonderful. But the week was just
made complete.
In the wake of the historic events that saw Idaho's same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional, veteran Madelynn Taylor has begun the process of securing a spot at the Idaho Veterans Cemetery for the ashes of her and her spouse, Jean Mixner.
Boise Weekly readers first met Taylor in April. Our story caught regional, national and even international attention—telling the story of how Taylor's request to be interred at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery had been rejected.
After being turned down verbally and in writing, the 74-year-old Taylor, whose wife Jean died two years ago (the two were legally married in California in 2008), decided in July to take her fight to court, filing a lawsuit against the the State of Idaho, arguing that her Constitutional rights had been violated.
But Kevin Wallior of the Idaho Veterans Affairs Commission confirmed to Boise Weekly Friday that Taylor was finally filling out the requisite paperwork to have Mixner's ashes interred with her own at the time of Taylor's passing.
What a sweet, sweet week.