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Texas’ First Gay Marriage in 1972

Posted on January 9, 2015 · As the gay marriage debate plays out in the Fifth Circuit Court in New Orleans today, over 40 years ago in a small chapel off the Gulf Freeway a number of people witnessed Texas' first gay marriage. Not everyone present was aware it was a gay marriage and that's where the story begins…

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5th Circuit Court Takes Up State’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Posted on January 9, 2015 · The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hears oral arguments Friday in cases involving same-sex marriage bans in Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Last February, U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia ruled the Lone Star state's same sex marriage ban unconstitutional, saying it deprives citizens equal protection under the law. But he also elected to delay the […]

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Houston Matters

Texas’ First Gay Marriage in 1972

Houston Matters

5th Circuit Court Takes Up State’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban

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