Couple Marries in Texas After 54 Years Together

Jack Evans,85 and George Harris, 82, became the first same-sex couple to marry in Dallas County, Texas. The pair tied the knot just hours after the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling was announced. The couple has been together for 54 years.

      Jack Evans, 84, left, and George Harris, 82, right, show their marriage license after being the first couple to receive it from the Dallas County Clerk Friday, June 26, 2015, in Dallas. Evans and Harris, who have been together for 54 years were the first couple married after having their license issued. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

“You would have been blown away by the crowd there, there must have been 450 people there, people waiting to get married, reporters. It was amazing. Just amazing,” Evans said in an interview with People magazine. Evans and Harris are longtime civil rights and marriage equality activists who founded both the North Texas GLBT Chamber of Commerce and The Dallas Way, a non-profit focused on preserving GLBT history in the area.

Congrats Jack and George!