Movement toward same-sex marriage (SSM), LGBT equality etc.

2013-AUG: Accelerating steps towards
same-sex marriage (SSM), LGBT equality etc.

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We use the acronym "SSM" throughout this section to represent "same-sex marriage"
We use the acronym "LGBT" to refer to lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender persons
and transsexuals. The acronym "LGB" refers to lesbians, gays, and bisexuals.

See also the previous essay describing events during 2013-JUL

• 2013-AUG-01 at about 12:01 AM: MN: The new marriage law in Minnesota became effective. The first same-sex couples to be married were Margaret Miles to Cathy ten Broeke, and Jeff Isaacson to Al Giraud. Officiating was Mayor R.T. Rybak at the Minneapolis City Hall. Over the next 6 hours or so, Mayor Rybak married 40 additional same-sex couples at the rate of about one each 9 minutes. State officials estimate that about 4,000 same-sex couples will marry during the next year.
  
  
• 2013-AUG-01: RI: When government offices opened at 08:30. same-sex couples started picking up their marriage licenses for the first time. The first at Newport, RI, were Federico Santi and John Gacher who have been together for 41 years. They married immediately after receiving their license. More details.

  Sen. Donna Nesselbush, sponsored the same-sex bill and is the only openly lesbian state senator. She planned to be at Pawtucket City Hall to greet the couples. She said:

  "As the only openly gay [Rhode Island state] senator and as the prime sponsor of the bill in the Senate, [Thursday] is a day that I wish to remember both professionally and personally." ₁

Related essay:

• Impact of the Supreme Court's DOMA ruling and the subsequent flood of lawsuits it influenced and triggered

References used:

The following information source was used to prepare and update the above essay. The hyperlink is not necessarily still active today.

1. Ben Brumfield, "Midnight vows: Same-sex couples ring in new lives as law takes effect," CNN, 2013-AUG-01, at: http://www.cnn.com/

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