Mark Phariss and Vic Holmes, partners for over 17 years, in October 2013 applied for a marriage license in San Antonio and, when denied, filed suit along with another couple challenging the constitutionality of Texas' ban on same-sex marriages. The district court ruled Texas' ban unconstitutional in February 2014. Texas appealed the decision to the 5th Circuit, which heard oral arguments on January 9, 2015.
Jack Evans and George Harris hastily enter the courthouse looking for a judge to marry them, not that it’s legal in all 50 states.
Their special day. Jack Evans and George Harris are married, officially, after having been a couple for over 54 years..
Jack Evans and George Harris show off their marriage certificate after having been together as a couple for 54 years.
