Talk:History of gay men in the United States

Wyoming
This article asserts that by 1960, an anti-sodomy law was on the books in every state (a referenced assertion). Yet, in the LGBT rights in Wyoming article, it stands that Wyoming is the only state that never enacted sodomy as a "crime". Which factoid is correct?- Gilliam (talk) 09:32, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

Article issues
The titling is overbalanced at best, the content shouldn't be split into decades, and I'm running out of words to describe the current revision of this article. --George Ho (talk) 07:57, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Articles should not be split unless needed, per WP:Split; I see no need for a split in this case. Flyer22 (talk) 11:19, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I wasn't saying split. I should have said that there are too many sections. --George Ho (talk) 21:48, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

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Unsourced Material
Please note that in order to claim someone on the list of notable gay men, there needs to be at least one source cited per individual, per Wikipedia policy, Particularly if that person is still living. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 2605:A601:4515:F400:3917:93CA:F6FE:55C (talk) 05:14, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

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Reference named "ruling": From Same-sex marriage in Minnesota: Sources: Michael McConnell Files, "America’s First Gay Marriage" (binder #4), Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies, U of M Libraries. From Baker v. Nelson: Sources: Michael McConnell Files, "America's First Gay Marriage" (binder #4), Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies, U of M Libraries. From Troy Perry:  From Michael McConnell and Jack Baker: Fifth Judicial District, File #07-CV-16-4559; 
 * Fifth Judicial District, File #07-CV-16-4559;
 * 18 September 2018: CONCLUSIONS OF LAW by Assistant Chief Judge Gregory Anderson, at 4; available online from U of M Libraries.
 * . . . "The September 3, 1971 marriage of James Michael McConnell and Pat Lyn McConnell, a/k/a Richard John Baker, has never been dissolved or annulled by judicial decree and no grounds currently exist on which to invalidate the marriage."
 * "The marriage is declared to be in all respects valid".
 * Fifth Judicial District, File #07-CV-16-4559;
 * 18 September 2018: CONCLUSIONS OF LAW by Assistant Chief Judge Gregory Anderson, at 4; available online from U of M Libraries.
 * . . . "The September 3, 1971 marriage of James Michael McConnell and Pat Lyn McConnell, a/k/a Richard John Baker, has never been dissolved or annulled by judicial decree and no grounds currently exist on which to invalidate the marriage."
 * "The marriage is declared to be in all respects valid".
 * CONCLUSIONS OF LAW by Assistant Chief Judge Gregory Anderson (18 September 2018) at 4; available online from U of M Libraries.
 * . . . "The September 3, 1971 marriage of James Michael McConnell and Pat Lyn McConnell, a/k/a Richard John Baker, has never been dissolved or annulled by judicial decree and no grounds currently exist on which to invalidate the marriage."
 * Sources: Michael McConnell Files, "America’s First Gay Marriage" (binder #4), Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies, U of M Libraries.

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