Love is All You Need

Heath: I know this is the right thing for me; his determination has seen us through, and now I understand the quality of the love that exists between us. He breathed life into a part of me that had died.

Read the full story, "Not Without a Fight"

Sean: I realized that I didn’t want to see my life without him. Now we’re hoping that gay marriage is legalized in New Zealand.

Read the full story, "Not Without a Fight"

Sam: Whatever frustration there may have been growing up in a certain time, I’m much more interested in making sure that other people understand they can be whoever they want to be, with no fear.

Read the full story, "Play It Again, Sam"

Kacey: The hardest thing, of course, is trying to take care of six people with one income, since Chwanda is still looking for a job. That has really been our only challenge. I’m so determined; I don’t care what I have to go through. Even though we’re struggling, even though it’s hard, we still have each other, we still have the kids.

Read the full story, "Mothers May I?"

Chwanda: So I let everyone know: “You guys are grown, so I’m not really worried about how y’all react. I’m more concerned about the younger ones.” I think my youngest son may have cried a little bit. I don’t think he was disappointed, but I think it was finally real that I was not gonna be with their dad anymore. The one thing I remember is that they kept saying they wanted me to be happy. And they liked Kacey.

Read the full story, "Mothers May I?"

Kacey: When Chwanda came along, I thought we would have a good time, play around a little bit, all right. Because that was still in my head: I was just dating; I wasn’t seeing any one person exclusively. It didn’t work out that way. We started sending each other songs over email. And then she texted me this long poem. Oh my God, that was it for me. That’s what got me: her words.

Read the full story, "Mothers May I?"

Mike: The future is bright. We’re staying optimistic about everything. I’m not thinking 10 years from now, I’m thinking what’s going to happen in the next year.

Read the full story, "Picture Perfect"

For me it’s really been transitional, to go from being 100% in the closet to being globally gay. Tracey has taught me how to love and brought into my life a complete awakening. What she continually reminds me is to be proud of who I am.

Read the full story, "Walking the Line"

Steven: I derive a lot of animal comfort from being with Jim. I like being near him. There’s just this great sense of home with him. It’s the kind of thing that no one can match-make for you, because it’s so deep.

Read the full story, "At Home With Him"

Barney: Retirement is going to make things better. We will be able to spend time together. I’m better at doing nothing than he is; he’s always around the house doing work. But that’s all right -- love is all about finding a person who you care about even more than yourself.

Read the full story, "Encore Performance"

Jim: You’ll just clean the kitchen and he’ll go in and make a snack and there are crumbs and chips and stuff everywhere. But hey, you know, that’s part of life.

Read the full story, "Encore Performance"

Danyelle: I didn’t have to fall in love with Allyson again after she transitioned because Allyson never changed. In a married couple, when someone is going through such emotional turmoil, it doesn’t happen in a vacuum.

Read the full story, "Changing the Uniform"

Paul: I love his family and have to give them props, because if I were his parents, I don’t know that I’d react as well as they did -- that quickly, with a snap of a finger.

Read the full story, "The Parent Trap"

Photographed at their London home, September 26, 2012, by M. Sharkey

Fitzherbert, a professional chef, wrote to Hockney asking if he could join him as a cook in Los Angeles, where the two began a relationship that continues today.

Read more about Hockney in the Out100

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