Gay Couples Claim 1 in 3 Marriage Licenses
- Demand was heaviest in the metro area, with three of every four licenses for gay marriages issued in Hennepin and Ramsey counties, which make up about 32 percent of Minnesota’s population.
- At least 1,433 licenses were issued to gay couples in the 12 counties where most voters opposed a 2012 attempt to ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota’s constitution. One county in that category — St. Louis — wouldn’t provide a license breakdown.
- In 29 of the responding counties, no gay couples sought licenses. All are counties where voters favored the constitutional ban. They account for about 7 percent of the state’s population.
- There was at least one application for a gay marriage in 40 counties where the constitutional ban had majority support. Clay County, where Moorhead is the population center, had the most with 31.
- Statewide, almost 3,600 licenses were issued to opposite-sex couples from Aug. 1 through the final days of the month, when the AP sought the information.

Reid Bordson, left, and Paul Nolle kiss after being married at Como Park and Conservatory’s Sunken Garden in St. Paul, Minn., on Thursday, August 1, 2013.
(Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin)
Check out the full article from The Associated Press Here: 1 in 3 Minnesota Marriage Licenses
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