Jay Timmons, left, and his husband, Rick Olson, read with their children, Ellie, left, Jacob and C.J., at their house in McLean, Va., last week. Timmons and Olson helped pass a bill in the Virginia legislature that makes it easier for gay couples to have children using a surrogate. It helped that many lawmakers knew Timmons as Allen’s longtime chief of staff, president of the pro-business National Manufacturers Association and a loyal Republican. Jason S. Miyares (R-Virginia Beach), who met his wife working on Allen’s 2000 Senate campaign, which Timmons ran. Allen, a conservative who once vocally opposed same-sex marriage, made calls on behalf of Timmons and Olson, whom he considers family.

Source: Washington Post February 26, 2019 22:21 UTC