Katie Zuman, an avid softball player since high school, grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Currently Operation Manager of Student Affairs at Mount Ida College in Newton, Massachusetts, she continues to coach softball there where she had been in the athletic department for the past ten years. After-hours, Katie plays softball on two teams and runs a part-time DJ business, DJZ Entertainment, spinning tunes at weddings and pri-
In 2014, mutual friends helped arrange a meeting
vate parties.
between Katie and Rebecca at a lesbian event at Fenway. Although the original plans fell through-
The couple shares their Medway, Massachusetts
Rebecca did not attend- Katie bought Rebecca's
home with their cherished pets, Chico, Katie's chi-
ticket. Somewhat curious about each other, they
huahua, Nixon, Rebecca's dog and their two cats,
began talking on Facebook, mostly about their
Little Man and Mushy. The brides of less than a
dogs.. As their on-line friendship grew, Rebecca
year credit their love of animals, particularly their
learned that Katie's DJ gigs sometimes supported
pets for creating the initial spark of interest be-
humanitarian causes. Very impressed with Katie's
tween them.
participation as a DJ in a fund-raising event, Recontinues on next page
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