--- title: Same-Sex Marriage: First Couple to Marry in Texas Waited 54 Years description: Jack Evans and George Harris were the first same-sex couple to wed in Dallas County, Texas canonical: https://time.com/3938782/jack-evans-george-harris-marriage-texas/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-26T22:11:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:43:42.213Z og:title: First Same-Sex Couple Marries in Dallas County After 50-Year Wait og:description: Jack Evans and George Harris were the first same-sex couple to wed in Dallas County, Texas og:url: https://time.com/3938782/jack-evans-george-harris-marriage-texas/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt706db7b263e849fd/698858b55f570f920bb1c34d/jack-evans-george-harris-marriage-texas.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Judge Dennise Garcia, left front, watches as George Harris, center left, 82, and Jack Evans, center right, 85, kiss after being married by Judge Garcia in Dallas on June 26, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: First Same-Sex Couple Marries in Dallas County After 50-Year Wait twitter:description: Jack Evans and George Harris were the first same-sex couple to wed in Dallas County, Texas twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt706db7b263e849fd/698858b55f570f920bb1c34d/jack-evans-george-harris-marriage-texas.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # First Same-Sex Couple Marries in Dallas County After 50-Year Wait ## Video: The Supreme Court On Marriage Equality [Watch (HLS stream): The Supreme Court On Marriage Equality](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/63b4f7cw.m3u8) (1:23)  _Published 2015-06-26. The Supreme Court Honors Marriage Equality_ by [Diane Herbst / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Diane Herbst / People Contributor Jun 26, 2015 10:11 PM UTC  Judge Dennise Garcia, left front, watches as George Harris, center left, 82, and Jack Evans, center right, 85, kiss after being married by Judge Garcia in Dallas on June 26, 2015. Judge Dennise Garcia, left front, watches as George Harris, center left, 82, and Jack Evans, center right, 85, kiss after being married by Judge Garcia in Dallas on June 26, 2015.Tony Gutierrez—AP by [Diane Herbst / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Diane Herbst / People Contributor Jun 26, 2015 10:11 PM UTC Jack Evans, 85, and George Harris, 82, waited over half a century for this moment. The men, together for 54 years, [were the first same-sex couple](http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Dallas-County-Prepares-for-Same-Sex-Marriage-Ruling-310043781.html) to wed today in Dallas County. Their nuptials came just hours after the Supreme Court’s [landmark decision](http://www.people.com/article/supreme-court-rules-gay-couples-have-right-to-marry) enabling gay couples to marry in all 50 states. Evans tells PEOPLE of his wedding day: “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.” [_Read the rest of the story at People.com_](http://www.people.com/article/octogenarian-gay-couple-marries-supreme-court) ### See Some of the First Gay Marriages in These States  George Harris, center left, 82, and Jack Evans, center right, 85, kiss after being married by Judge Garcia in Dallas on Friday, June 26, 2015. Tony Gutierrez—AP  Miesha Stinson, left, and Tiarra Harris, of Ypsilanti, Mich., embrace after exchanging vows in Ann Arbor, Mich., on June 26, 2015. Paul Sancya—AP  Jaque Roberts, left, and her partner of 31 years, Carmelita Cabello, right, arrive to apply for their marriage license at the Travis County building in Austin on June 26, 2015,. Eric Gay—AP  Ethan Fletcher, left, and Andrew Hickam fill out their marriage paperwork at Hamilton County Probate Court in Cincinnati on June 26, 2015. John Minchillo—AP  Emma Foulkes, left, and Petrina Bloodworth hold hands and show their wedding rings after being married at the Foulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on June 26, 2015. John Bazemore—AP  Tony Chiaro, left, and Earnie Matheson, right, embrace after exchanging vows in the first same sex marriage performed in Pulaski County, in Little Rock, Ark. on June 26, 2015. Brian Chilson—AP  Janelle Ebone, right, puts her arm around her partner, Christine, left, as she shows off their marriage license at the Travis County building in Austin on June 26, 2015. Eric Gay—AP  Beverly Reicks, right, and Kathy Petterson, the first same sex couple to wed in Omaha, Neb., leave the Douglas County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015. Nati Harnik—AP  Breanne Brodak, left, and Cortney Tucker kiss after being married by Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown in Pontiac, Mich. on June 26, 2015. 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