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The first married gay male uple featured Jet magaze marks a cultural breakthrough for Ain-Amerins, many say.

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'JET' MAGAZE FEATUR ITS FIRST GAY MALE COUPLE

When Douglas's father grew spic about their relatnship, he lnched a mpaign agast Wil that eventually led to his arrt on grounds of gross cency ( for beg gay) and was sentenced to two years Wil was released, the two tried to rekdle their love, only to be forced apart by their fai, who threatened to whhold funds.

Many Ain-Amerins are buzzg about the latt edn of Jet magaze, which for the first time featur a gay male uple s popular sectn for weddg announcements. But she acknowledged the signifince of featurg Perry and Prce, light of the homophobia that black culture has particularly meted out to gay men.

Blacks, many of whom are evangelil Christians, have been slower than other Amerins to change their attus about gay marriage. Durg the printial mpaign, punds, journalists and the Twter world bated whether black voters would turn on Print Obama for announcg his support for gay marriage.

WHY KENH AND ARMANDO JOED 90 DAY FIANCé: THE OTHER WAY AS THE SHOW'S FIRST GAY MALE COUPLE

In the weeks after his announcement, three polls found that blacks' opposn to gay marriage dropped by double-dig margs.

Gay-rights activists creded Obama's stance wh helpg to build the momentum that led voters Washgton state, Mae and Maryland to legalize gay marriage last month. (In Massachetts, where Perry and Prce tied the knot, gay marriage was legalized by legislative actn. The two met an onle support group for gay fathers.

Kenh said he and Armando went to the show prepared to enunter dience members wh bias and homophobic rpons. Petersburg, Florida, met Armando, a 31-year-old om Mexi, through a gay father support group.

THIS GAY COUPLE OF MORE THAN 50 YEARS WAS THE FIRST TO GET MARRIED IN DALLAS AFTER SUPREME COURT RULG

Jack Evans & Gee Harris beme first gay uple to get married #Dallas after #SCOTUSMarriage lg.

They told Fox4 that police ed to set up stg operatns to target gay men. So, when gay marriage beme legal all 50 stat on Friday, they were the first le at the urthoe Dallas.

AFTER S-LONG LEGAL BATTLE, GAY UPLE'S 1971 MARRIAGE OFFICIALLY REGNIZED

In 1971, gay uple Michael McConnell and Jack Baker applied for a marriage license om Blue Earth County, Mnota. “This jt simply prov that the first same-sex marriage ever rerd the public fil of any civil ernment anywhere the world happened Mnota, ” Jack McConnell uple, who penned their story the memoir “The Weddg Heard ’Round the World: Ameri’s First Gay Marriage, ” exchanged vows durg a small ceremony at a iend’s home Mneapolis September marriage was later legalized — first Mnota 2013, and two years later across the U. “I was gog to fd someone to grow old together wh, ” Jack McConnell Mneapolis uple, both longtime LGBTQ activists, rema steadfastly optimistic about the trajectory of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer rights.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* THE FIRST GAY MALE COUPLE

After s-long legal battle, gay uple's 1971 marriage officially regnized.

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