Under this beautiful dome

By Terry Mutchler

Subjects: Gay politicians, Biography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gay Studies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Homosexuality, political aspects, Political Freedom & Security, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Lesbian Studies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Gay journalists, Personal Memoirs, Civil Rights, Homosexuality, SOCIAL SCIENCE, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Politicians, united states, Lesbians, Gays, biography, Lesbian Studies, Political aspects, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights, Lesbians, biography, Gay Studies, Journalists, biography

Description: ""One of the greatest love stories I have ever heard played out right here, under this beautiful dome. But it was a secret. Penny and Terry just wanted what so many people want-to express their love through marriage."--Illinois Representative Ann Williams Under This Beautiful Dome tells the true story of journalist Terry Mutchler's secret five-year relationship with Penny Severns, an Illinois State Senator who mentored Barack Obama. Forced to engage in an elaborate ruse to keep their relationship a secret, the two women constantly fear discovery in their conservative town. Denied legal access to the altar, they face even greater hardships when Penny is diagnosed with cancer and begins undergoing treatment. Set in the political arena, Under This Beautiful Dome reminds us why the march to legalize same-sex marriage is both personal and political. This vivid, beautiful story paints an intimate portrait of a loving relationship and the vast impact gay marriage legislation has on couples and families in America today."-- "Under This Beautiful Dome tells the true story of journalist Terry Mutchler's secret five-year relationship with Penny Severns, an Illinois State senator who mentored Barack Obama. Forced to engage in an elaborate ruse to keep their relationship a secret, the two women constantly fear discovery in their conservative town. Denied legal access to the altar, they face even greater hardships when Penny is diagnosed with cancer and begins undergoing treatment"--