Checking in with first gay couple to seek marriage
The student newspaper at the University of Minnesota checks in with two alumni, Jack Baker and Mike McConnell, who in 1970 were the first same-sex couple to seek marriage rights. According to longtime friend Tim Campbell, Baker and McConnell are planning a little civil disobedience this year in the form of a joint income tax return, arguing they've been married for 34 years now. When they wed, despite the laws in 1970, McConnell predicted gay marriage would be recognized in 30 years. Close. Howard Dean signed Vermont's civil union law into effect in 2000.
Minnesota Daily (photo)
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