When did minnesota legalize gay marriage

Minnesota was the second state in the Midwest, after Iowa, to legalize marriage between same-sex couples, [2] and the first in the region to do so by enacting legislation rather than by court order.

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Former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak finished officiating the first same-sex marriage in Minnesota at p.m. on July 31, , one minute before a law to legalize it went into effect. Minnesotans are now celebrating a decade of Pride. Rainbow lights and flowers sat among the white chairs that.

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Minnesota was the second state in the Midwest, after Iowa, to legalize marriage between same-sex couples, [2] and the first in the region to do so by enacting legislation rather than by court order.

Topic: Marriage. Minnesota has become the 12th US state, and the third in two weeks, to legalize same-sex marriage, marking another victory for marriage equality campaigners in the United States. Senators in the state capital Saint Paul approved the measure by a vote, after it cleared the house of representatives on Thursday, and governor Mark Dayton is expected to sign it into law as early as Tuesday local time.

The state of Minnesota legalized same-sex marriage on August 1, , less than a year after a proposed constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man and a woman was defeated during the November election.

In , gay couple Michael McConnell and Jack Baker applied for a marriage license from Blue Earth County, Minnesota. The clerk, not realizing one of the individuals listed on the application was male, issued the license — though stopped short of officially recording it. Nearly five decades later — after a prolonged legal battle to get their union legally recognized — their wish was granted.