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The Plaintiffs
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There are thousands of couples in Minnesota who lack the
ability to marry. It impacts virtually every aspect of our
lives, our finances, our ability to visit each other in times
of sickness and to make decisions for our loved ones in
times of death. We don't want to wait five years, ten
years, twenty years to see equality for same-gender
couples in Minnesota. Many of us cannot afford to wait
that long. That is why Marry Me Minnesota filed suit in
Hennepin County District Court on May 11, 2010 to
overturn the statutory ban on same-sex marriage in
Minnesota. PLEASE CONTRIBUTE to help
overturn the same-sex marriage ban! Click below.
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Duane Gajewski and Doug Benson of
Robbinsdale have been together for 22 years.
Duane is an actuary and volunteer secretary of
Marry Me Minnesota. Doug is retired, a gay
activist and volunteer executive director of
Marry Me Minnesota. They were married in
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada in 2003.
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Tom Trisko and John Rittman of Minneapolis
have been together for 39 years. Tom is a
retired business executive and volunteer
treasurer of Marry Me Minnesota. John is a
retired Air Force Captain and retired MN
Health Department official. Tom and John
were married in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
in 2005.
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Marry Me Minnesota Accomplishments
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News...
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2008
- Marry Me Minnesota is incorporated.
- Law firm is retained.
- Organizing effort receives national attention.
2009
- Initial fundraising goals achieved.
- Complaint draft is completed.
- New legal services are contracted.
- Several state legislators throw support behind our lawsuit
2010
- Several religious denominations provide affidavits in
support of our case.
- Lawsuit is filed on May 11.
- Future Governor Dayton contributes to Marry Me
Minnesota and Lt. Governor Prettner-Solon signs
statement of support.
- More than 2000 people at Pride celebrations sign
statements supporting Marry Me Minnesota and the
lawsuit.
- Minnesota Family Council tries to intervene in the case.
We depose MFC head who admits, under oath, that
same-sex marriages do not harm straight marriage.
- Marry Me Minnesota succeeds in keeping the
Minnesota Family Council out of marriage equality case,
after judge rules in our favor.
- Judge hears motion for dismissal by Hennepin County
and State of Minnesota.
2011
- Judge dismisses case.
- Appeal is filed to overturn lower court judge's decision.
2012
- MN Court of Appeals decides in our favor, overturns
lower court dismissal
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Marry Me Minnesota has agreed
to delay its case until June to give
the new DFL majority in the
legislature an open field to enact
marriage equality, hopefully
sparing the State and us the
expense of continuing to fight
this case in court. Let's all help
make sure the legislature does not
fail.
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Marry Me
Minnesota
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Challenging Minnesota's Discriminatory Marriage Laws
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Who we are...
Marry Me Minnesota is an
all-volunteer, non-profit
organization founded in 2008 by
same-sex couples preparing to sue
the State of Minnesota for the right
to marry.
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What we do...
Three same-sex couples filed suit
in Hennepin Co. District Court on
5/11/10 to overturn the State's
statutory ban on same-sex
marriage and will pursue the case
to its successful conclusion.
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