Yesterday, the first legal same-sex marriage in the State of Michigan occurred when a member of the Odawa Indian tribe married his partner in ceremony sanctioned by tribal law.
Early morning Friday. Tim LaCroix, 53, and Gene Barfield, 60, were in the enrollment office at the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians government facility.
The couple took turns filling out an application to get married, paid the $15 fee and received a marriage license. Both smiled nervously.
It was a historic day. Not just for them, and not just for the tribe that LaCroix belongs to, but for Michigan, too.
The two men were about to become the first same-sex couple to be legally married in this state.
"Fear Eats the Soul"
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