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INDEPENDENT LENS | Limited Partnership | County Clerk Changes History | PBS

Premiering June 15, 2015. Check local listings:
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Ahead of Her Time: Government Official Approved Same-Sex Marriage Licenses — in 1975

In this video companion piece to Limited Partnership, learn more about the story of Clela Rorex, former County Clerk in Boulder, CO, who in 1975 helped change history by becoming the first in the United States to approve a marriage license for gay couples, including Richard Adams and Tony Sullivan. Their 40-year struggle for marriage equality is featured in Limited Partnership on Independent Lens on PBS, June 15, 2015.

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