Same Sex Marriage Same sex marriage has been around us for years, even if we were not aware of it. Same sex marriage has a lot of ups and downs throughout the years. Some ups include same sex marriage becoming legal in all states. Some downs, including court cases fighting against same sex marriage. Since same sex marriage has been going on for years, it has become an important part of our history. History of the first same sex marriage that occurred in the 1970s. “The very first official to intentionally issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple was a young County Clerk in Boulder, Colorado named Clela Rorex. Clela had never met any out gay people in her life, and didn’t know what to do, but after consulting with attorneys, she decided
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“Forty-one years after his American husband first sought legal status for him, Australian immigrant Anthony Sullivan has finally gotten a green card — but that wasn’t the real victory in his long struggle, he says” (Ring). This couple has been fighting for a “legal” marriage for many of years due to Anthony not receiving a green card. Anthony and Richard were one of the first legally same sex marriages. They have gone through many of appeals, court battles, and denials. They went through all of those because the U.S. government would not recognize their marriages. It got to the point where Anthony had the choice to voluntarily leave the U.S. or that he would end up getting deported. They followed what they were told and left, but they were not done yet. They both came back to the U.S. through Tijuana, Mexico. This couple wanted to get their story out so they had a documentary made about them called Limited Partnership. After going though all of this they want to leave a message for everyone, “Just by standing firm and articulating the integrity of what we were doing.” And even before the apology letter and the green card, they achieved their true goal, he says: “The goal was to stay together” (Paul). They made it clear many of times that they were doing this for their love for each other. They have been going through fighting for their marriage for over 40
“Forty-one years after his American husband first sought legal status for him, Australian immigrant Anthony Sullivan has finally gotten a green card — but that wasn’t the real victory in his long struggle, he says” (Ring). This couple has been fighting for a “legal” marriage for many of years due to Anthony not receiving a green card. Anthony and Richard were one of the first legally same sex marriages. They have gone through many of appeals, court battles, and denials. They went through all of those because the U.S. government would not recognize their marriages. It got to the point where Anthony had the choice to voluntarily leave the U.S. or that he would end up getting deported. They followed what they were told and left, but they were not done yet. They both came back to the U.S. through Tijuana, Mexico. This couple wanted to get their story out so they had a documentary made about them called Limited Partnership. After going though all of this they want to leave a message for everyone, “Just by standing firm and articulating the integrity of what we were doing.” And even before the apology letter and the green card, they achieved their true goal, he says: “The goal was to stay together” (Paul). They made it clear many of times that they were doing this for their love for each other. They have been going through fighting for their marriage for over 40