Mike McConnell was a gay rights activist from Minnesota who advocated for gay marriage rights after being fired from his job as a university librarian for being gay. He and his partner Jack Baker are cited as the first same sex couple to be legally married in the United States in August of 1971.
| Names |
Michael McConnell (Main)
BE [n72.21]
James Michael McConnell (altName)
BE [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/us/the-same-sex-couple-who-got-a-marriage-license-in-1971.html?_r=0(http://goo.gl/dxifSV)] |
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| Related Pages | Mike McConnell on LGLC |
| Birth Date | 1942 |
| Birth Place | https://lglc.ca/place/[OK]/ |
| Identities |
Homosexual
BG [n72.21] Christian - Methodist YYYY-MM-DD - YYYY-MM-DD L [http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23159390(http://goo.gl/HtBwWP)] AmericanBG [n72.21] |
| Occupations |
Librarian
- 1972/01/28
https://lglc.ca/event/n72.21 |
| Associated People |
Jack Baker
Jack Baker
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