Jane Lavender and Hudson Giles-Lavender have been together for decades and were legally married in 2015.

They spoke about how they find joy and happiness – even in the face of negativity and political uncertainty.

Alphabet Soup shares LGBTQ+ Missourians’ stories through portraiture and personal narratives.

Jane Lavender: Our life is so rich, so full – so full, so many blessings. Our mom, my mom, is living with us half of the year kind of scenario.

We have grandkids. One's in town – very, very much in our lives. The other moved to New York with his parents.

Hudson Giles-Lavender: He moved to Brooklyn. He says, “I'm going to Book-lyn.”

Laughter

Jane Lavender: Yeah.

Awesome friends, friends I've had for decades, and living in this beautiful, wonderful community, and just feeling so

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