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Photos: Minn. same-sex couples line up for marriage licenses

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Al Giraud, left, and Jeff Isaacson, right, are first in line to apply for a marriage license Thursday, June 6, 2013 at the Hennepin County Government Service Center in downtown Minneapolis. The law to legalize same-sex marriage goes into effect on Aug. 1, but officials in Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington counties are taking applications early. Giraud and Isaacson have been a couple for 11 years.
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Amber Kay, left, and Corrie Bastian became emotional as they apply for their marriage license Thursday, June 6, 2013 at the Hennepin County Government Service Center in downtown Minneapolis. The two are having a commitment ceremony this weekend, which they had planned before same-sex marriage was legalized.
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Al Giraud, left, and Jeff Isaacson, right, are first in line to apply for a marriage license Thursday, June 6, 2013 at the Hennepin County Government Service Center in downtown Minneapolis. The law to legalize same-sex marriage goes into effect on Aug. 1, but officials in Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington counties are taking applications early. Giraud and Isaacson have been a couple for 11 years.
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Gentry Holloway, center, and her partner Martha Whiteaker, second from right, are second in line to apply for a marriage license Thursday, June 6, 2013 at the Hennepin County Government Service Center in downtown Minneapolis. The couple was joined by their sons 10-year-old Jack and 6-year-old Josh.
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