But even when your family and friends embrace you, there is still the sense of being "separate but equal."

Still, several couples with new names said their families have embraced the idea or adjusted to it.

A commitment ceremony in Vermont between two women whose families embrace their love for each another.

The families all then happily embrace each other over the amazing success of their journey.

As the family embraces her, we sense the healing process has finally begun.

"My whole family embraces a lot, except for my father," Michael notes elsewhere.

The family of the Association embraces its members.

Each cousin, and their families, have embraced the other.

Under Schoenwerd's rule, a whole family embraced the religious life.

During the 1760s, Craig and his family embraced the Baptist movement.