Photos: Minn. same-sex couples line up for marriage licenses

Same-sex marriage
Al Giraud, left, and Jeff Isaacson, right, are first in line to apply for a marriage license Thursday, June 6, 2013 at the Hennepin County Government Service Center in downtown Minneapolis. The law to legalize same-sex marriage goes into effect on Aug. 1, but officials in Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington counties are taking applications early. Giraud and Isaacson have been a couple for 11 years.
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