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US location that issued same-sex marriage licenses in 1975 earns landmark status
announced it was granting National Historic Landmark status to Boulder County Courthouse. It highlighted the location as where, “Clela Rorex issued six marriage licenses in 1975 to same-sex couples, playing a unique and pivotal role in bringing national attention to the issue of same-sex marriage.”Boulder County authorities said in a statement, “On March 26, 1975, Clerk Rorex consulted the Assistant District Attorney to confirm there were no Colorado laws prohibiting marriage between individuals of the same sex.