{"id":2308,"date":"2014-01-19T00:58:12","date_gmt":"2014-01-19T05:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allebach.goodgallery.com\/blog\/?p=2308"},"modified":"2014-01-19T00:58:12","modified_gmt":"2014-01-19T05:58:12","slug":"rant-about-gay-weddings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/rant-about-gay-weddings\/","title":{"rendered":"Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2309\" alt=\"Lesbian Couple Gay Marriage\" src=\"http:\/\/allebach.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lesbian_Couple.jpg\" width=\"672\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lesbian_Couple.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lesbian_Couple-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lesbian_Couple-185x122.jpg 185w, https:\/\/allebachphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lesbian_Couple-1200x794.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every time I post about marriage equality or gay rights I lose a few &#8220;facebook fans.&#8221; My business has never been <em>about<\/em> tattoos or even weddings. 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