@Chuck373 – The assignment was to pick partners… I didn’t see anything that said the couples had to be male/female. That is simply the dynamic that the three couples being featured have. Luann doesn’t have any LGBTQ characters (that I can recall off the top of my head), so it makes sense that the couples featured for the assignment would have partners of the opposite gender.
Some of the local funeral homes will accept flags that need to be retired in my area. When a veteran is cremated, they will place a flag with them.