http://www.lovingday.org/

What is Loving Day?

On June 12th, 1967, interracial couples became legal thanks to the Supreme Court decision entitled Loving v. Virginia. Before that date, states had the right to separate and punish interracial couples. These punishments included imprisonment of up to ten years. Violations included marriage, sex, and living together. This issue is a part of the civil rights movement that is too often forgotten. On June 12th of every year, celebrate your legal right to love a person of any race.

I am so grateful to this couple, its truly beautiful

more people should learn about them.

I love this couple, most people don't even know that they paved the way for all interracial couples to get married. Black men who date interracially love to ignore them. Just imagine if it were a bm/ww couple that paved the way for ALL interracial couples to get married. They would rub it all in black womens faces, yet they refuse to aknowledge this couple.

Thank you, I don't understand all the competion and division etc. We are all in the same boat, we shouldn't act like crabs in a bucket. Well anywho, I ran across some beautiful pics of the Loving family on Getty images.

That is so true! But everyone needs to go out and get the movie made about them. It was really good. It should have been at the big screen.

I remember when i saw that movie with lela rochon and timothy hutton and i used to have a crush on him when i was in my teens, oh well the movie came on showtime, it was a wonderful movie i used to rewind and watch it just loved the movie


alex

A monumental decision, and a very inspirational film! The only thing that bothered me when it was released on VHS was that Blockbuster slapped a "Youth Restricted Viewing" label on it (their version of an "NC-17" rating for non-rated films. Minors are absolutely forbidden from renting these.). Upon viewing it, I thought it odd that they would label the film this way, since there was no nudity, let alone graphic sex or violence. I thought it was a tasteful and sweet dramatization.

I suspected that they put this label on due to the "social stigma" involved, which really angered me. Let's not let the kids watch, 'cause their parents might get their feathers ruffled?

We are indeed making progress, but the idiots continue to make these "anti-progressive" decisions.

I still find this whole thing strange. In the UK, mixed marriages may have been frowned upon at first but they have never been illegal.

Although we had a lot of prejudice, (which is now on the decrease), hetrosexual couples have always been free to marry who ever they want.

Makes a change for us to be leading the way and setting a good example for our American Cousins.

Dakini x

Interracial marriages were illegal in Australia at one time but I think it was between white people and Aborigines but they were still having babies together.

In New Zealand it was quite diffrent. The first people to settle there were European men only, and that was just before the Victorian times, so very recent in historical terms. Most of them took Maori wives, and even when European women and families came over it was still practiced widely in remote, and country areas, This is not to say that they have not had their diffrences, but it was more cultural protocal and land rights issues, than racial. As a result IR relationships are still very acceptable, up to today.

i didnt know anything about them!!

1967?!?! that is TOO close. probably why we still have nut cases running around denouncing IR relationships. this may sound weird but thats recent!!!

the second picture- is that a flyer for a movie about it? any details about it? i would like to see it

Yes this is very recent. Some of us were born in the 60's and 70's so it's not that long ago if you think of it like that. The movie is great and if anyone has seen it maybe we can chat about it some time.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1158790-mr_and_mrs_loving/