The Wedding Heard 'Round the World
America's First Gay Marriage
On September 3, 1971, Michael McConnell and Jack Baker exchanged vows in the first legal same-sex wedding in the United States. Their remarkable story is told here for the first time.At the dawn of the modern gay movement, these two young men insisted on making their commitment a legal reality. Jack enrolled in law school, keeping his promise to Michael that he would figure out a way to marry. Fighting and playing the system, the couple obtained a marriage license, and were married by a Methodist minister in a friend's tiny Minneapolis apartment. Repercussions were immediate: Michael's job offer at the University of Minnesota was rescinded, l…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Baker, Jack / Karwoski, Gail Langer
- ISBN: 978-0-7515-8003-7
- EAN: 9780751580037
- Produktnummer: 34307890
- Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
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Michael McConnell, Jack Baker, Gail Langer Karwoski
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