Drew Bosee, 68, and Nino Esposito, 78, didn't think they'd ever see same-sex marriage become legal. The two men have been together for 45 years, after first meeting on Easter Day in 1970. They now live in what they describe as "a pretty conservative Republican neighborhood" in a Pittsburgh suburb with their giant schnauzer, Yuri. And like so many other loving couples, they'd like to get married. But for Bosee and Esposito, there's a catch: Since 2013, Eposito has legally been Bosee's father. (At left: Bosee and Esposito)

Before marriage equality, some gays and lesbians adopted their partner so they simply would have some legal rights that they wouldn't have otherwise. It wasn't ideal, but it was the only path offered under the law.

Bosee said they decided to look into adoption when they were rewriting their wills. The inheritance tax is significantly steeper when a person bequests to a non-family member, but since they are legal related, Pennsylvania won't letter them marry.

Other couples in this situation have been able to annul their adoptions and get married. Bosee and Esposito even have friends in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, who seamlessly went through this process. So they decided to go through with their own annulment in early 2015, after Pennsylvania had legalized same-sex marriage but before the U.S. Supreme Court would eventually do so. In June, however, Allegheny County Judge Lawrence O'Toole denied their request. Now it's back to the courts in the long struggle for gay rights.