Authors Michael McConnell and Jack Baker will discuss and sign copies of their new book The Wedding Heard ‘Round the World: America’s First Gay Marriage at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13 at Drury Lane Books (12 E. Wisconsin St.) in Grand Marais.
On Sept. 3, 1971, the authors exchanged vows in the first legal same-sex wedding in the United States. Their remarkable story is told here for the first time, on the heels of the Supreme Court’s decision to make love the law of the land. Their long campaign for marriage equality and insistence on equal rights for all citizens is a model for advocates of social justice and an inspiration for everyone who struggles for acceptance in a less-than-equal world.
In 2010, McConnell retired from the Hennepin County Library and Baker retired from his careers in law and engineering. They live in Minneapolis.
For more information about the program, contact the book store at (218) 387-3370.
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