Minnesota's first same-sex weddings

Finally, making it official

Gay couples wed in Minnesota
(Image credit: AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)

It's a happy day for gays. At 12:01 Thursday morning, Minnesota and Rhode Island became the 12th and 13th states to legalize same-sex marriage. Jeff Isaacson (left) and Al Giraud (right) were the first gay couple to tie the knot in Minnesota, but dozens more lined up at the Minneapolis City Hall to be married by Mayor R.T. Rybak (center).

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Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.