Accidental Activists (2016)

• 78%
• 2016
• Documentary
• Mandi Wright

April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse were simply looking to overturn the law that would allow them to adopt their children. But on the recommendation of a federal judge, the Michigan couple fought the constitutional amendment that prohibited same-sex couples from marrying. This case became the accelerant that would result in the Supreme Court legalizing same-sex marriage across the country in June 2015.