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Richard John Baker [5] and James Michael McConnell [6] are the first same-sex couple in modern recorded history [7] known to obtain a marriage license, [8] have their marriage solemnized, which occurred on September 3, 1971, [2] and have it legally recognized by any form of government. [9] [10] The couple met in 1966.
The longest marriage recorded (although not officially recognized) is a granite wedding anniversary (90 years) between Karam and Kartari Chand, who both lived in the United Kingdom, but were married in India. The couple married in 1925, and died in 2016 and 2019, respectively. [5] [6] Guinness World Records published its first edition in 1955. [7]
22 May: The Republic of Ireland is the first country in the world to approve same-sex marriage and its constitutional protection by a popular vote in a referendum. There was a yes vote of 62% to a no vote of 38%. [321] 26 May: Greenland's parliament, by a vote of 27–0, unanimously approves same-sex marriage. The law entered into force on 1 ...
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex. As of 2025, marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 37 countries, with a total population of 1.5 billion people (20% of the world's population).
Subsequently, the marriage was annulled and the two went their separate ways. Elbe later attempted to have a uterus transplant in in 1931 and died from heart failure shortly after the surgical ...
The following individuals applied for marriage licenses in January: Ashley Marie Fritter and Edward Joel Griffith. James Albert Nau and Arlene Nancy Hupp
Keeping my first marriage hidden gave it more meaning and power than it deserved, and I regret the way Chris found out. He was just a teenager spending a rainy afternoon perusing a box of old ...
There is history of recorded same-sex unions around the world. [3] Various types of same-sex unions have existed, ranging from informal, unsanctioned relationships to highly ritualized unions. Same-sex unions were known in Ancient Greece and Rome, [ 3 ] ancient Mesopotamia , [ 4 ] in some regions of China, such as Fujian province, and at ...