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Emily Sonnessa, a pioneer for LGBTQ rights in New Jersey and the subject of the acclaimed documentary "Love Wins," has died.
Sonnessa, 91, lived in the Ocean Grove section of Neptune with her wife, Jan Moore. She died on Friday, June 11, according to her obituary posted by Ely Funeral Home in Neptune.
She and Moore first met in 1960, and were together for decades before being joined in a civil union ceremony in 2007. New Jersey legalized same-sex marriage in October 2013, and the couple was married the next month. According to their wedding announcement published in the Asbury Park Press, Sonnessa was 84, Moore was 77, and their wedding date, Nov. 20, was their 44th anniversary.