Jack Baker and Michael McConnell
Richard John Baker and James Michael McConnell are the first same-sex marriage couple known to obtain a marriage license, have the contract formalized on September 3, 1971, then added to the public record. Local officials waited more than 47 years to file their claim, retroactively, only after it was "declared to be in all respects valid."
Jack Baker and Michael McConnell | |
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Husbands Mike McConnell (left) and Jack Baker in 2016 | |
| Born | Richard John Baker James Michael McConnell 1942 (age 81–82) (both) |
| Other names | Jack Baker, Pat Lyn McConnell |
| Known for | First same-sex couple to have been married legally, followed by others from Minnesota, elsewhere in the United States and several countries. |
The couple met in 1966. On March 10, 1967 – Baker's 25th birthday – he asked McConnell to enter into a committed relationship. McConnell agreed, on the condition that they live openly as a married couple. They were still committed after "52 Years Since Same-sex Marriage Milestone".
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