I remember the emotion in De Luca’s voice when he stood in his living room, pointing out the framed wedding photos of two of his children. One showed his son, Steven, and his wife, Kim, standing outside the Rhode Island State House on their wedding day. The other showed his daughter, Luisa, and her spouse, Brenda, getting married on a beach on an island off the coast of Provincetown, Mass. Those settings highlighted the fact that, at the time, his daughter could not legally marry in Rhode Island. And I remember the indignation that flared when De Luca responded to...