A gay couple was legally married in Minnesota in 1971

In My Humble Opinion
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Just heard a very interesting story on the BBC History Hour podcast. A gay couple living in Minnesota in 1971 applied several times to get a marriage license, had it rejected, took it to the state supreme court, and lost.

So one of them legally changed his name to the gender-neutral “Pat”, they applied for a marriage license, it was granted, they got married, and have been more-or-less legally married ever since. The county attorney convened a grand jury to nullify their license, but the grand jury refused to do so.

Wikipedia story here.
Interesting that this hasn’t gotten more publicity and discussion of late…

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Be interesting to find out if they have to get re-married, or if the IRS will recognize their existing marriage license now that DOMA’s gone.