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Chicago women marry in Illinois’ first same-sex marriage
A woman with terminal cancer and her longtime partner were married in a private ceremony in their Chicago home Wednesday, marking the first legal same-sex marriage in Illinois.
U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Durkin on Monday ordered Cook County Clerk David Orr to issue a marriage license so Vernita Gray, 64, could marry Patricia Ewert, 65.
U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Durkin on Monday ordered Cook County Clerk David Orr to issue a marriage license so Vernita Gray, 64, could marry Patricia Ewert, 65.
Gray has inoperable brain tumors and breast cancer that has spread to her bones. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996.
The couple had filed a lawsuit on Friday, arguing that they should be allowed to marry early because of Gray’s poor health.
http://www.suntimes.com/24036409-761/chicago-women-marry-in-illinois-first-same-sex-marriage.html
Gray is an early leader in the Chicago Gay Rights movement and has been working for equal rights since 1969.
It's a nice article
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