Jackie Simpson with her proposal to her partner, Jeanine Bessette, this week following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act.
Courtesy of Jackie Simpson
Jackie Simpson, the director of the University of Michigan's Spectrum Center, proposed to her girlfriend, Jeanine Bessette, this week with a public message written in rose petals.
The couple plans to go to a state that allows same-sex marriage in order to tie the knot next year, Simpson told the Ann Arbor Journal.
Simpson told AnnArbor.com this week that she felt the high court's Wednesday rulings were a huge step forward for same-sex marriage.
Amy Biolchini covers Washtenaw County, health and environmental issues for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at (734) 623-2552, amybiolchini@annarbor.com or on Twitter.