A Rare Glimpse At Mn.'s 1st Gay Weddg In 1971 - CBS Mnota

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• A RARE GLIMPSE AT MN.'S 1ST GAY WEDDG IN 1971
• AFTER S-LONG LEGAL BATTLE, GAY UPLE'S 1971 MARRIAGE OFFICIALLY REGNIZED

A RARE GLIMPSE AT MN.'S 1ST GAY WEDDG IN 1971

"We jt wanted to make sure that the world saw the most posive si of beg a gay uple. SOURCE: “WHY MARRIAGE MATTERS: AMERICA, EQUALITY, AND GAY PEOPLE’S RIGHT TO MARRY, ” BY EVAN WOLFSON (2004).

It's been a lifetime stggle for many, cludg one Mneapolis uple who are believed to be the first gay uple the Uned Stat to be married - 42 years ago. The monstrators who fought to legalize gay marriage Mnota owe a bt to this Mneapolis uple who now shun publicy, but who once shocked the natn to awarens.

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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.