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03.25.13 | 4:52 am

This photo taken Feb. 8, 2013, shows Sandy Stier, left, and Kris Perry, the couple at the center of the Supreme Court's consideration of gay marriage, at their home in Berkeley, Calif. Whatever the outcome of their m... This photo taken Feb. 8, 2013, shows Sandy Stier, left, and Kris Perry, the couple at the center of the Supreme Court's consideration of gay marriage, at their home in Berkeley, Calif. Whatever the outcome of their momentous case, Perry and Stier, who have been together 13 years, will be empty-nesters as the last of their children will heads off to college. MORE LESS

As you may know, this is the big week for marriage equality before the Supreme Court and we’re going to be covering it in great detail. TPM reporter Sahil Kapur will be in the Court to hear the oral arguments Tuesday and Wednesday and bring you the key details and whatever tells there seem to be as soon as we’re able. As we wait, though, here’s a profile of one of the two couple’s at the center of the Prop 8 case (itself one of the two cases to be decided): Berkeley California’s Kris Perry and Sandy Stier.

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