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| Region | United Kingdom |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Aug 1, 1971 |
| Description | In 1680, musician Arabella Hunt married "James Howard" in London. However, after only six months of marriage, Hunt sued for annulment claiming that Howard was female. Howard was later confirmed to be biologically female by doctors and the marriage was annulled on the basis that Howard (whose name was actually Amy Poulter) had deceived Hunt and that two women could not validly marry. On 30 March 1834, Anne Lister and Ann Walker had a marriage ceremony at the Holy Trinity Church in Goodramgate, York. The two considered themselves married afterwards, however, the marriage was never legally recognised. The church where their ceremony was performed now has a commerative rainbow plaque in their honour. In the 1967 England and Wales Court of Appeal case Talbot (otherwise Poyntz) v Talbot, Eileen Poyntz sued for divorce alleging that her husband James Talbot was female. The Judge, Roger Ormrod, granted Poyntz an immediate divorce on the basis that "marriage is a relationship which depends on sex, not on gender" and that marriages between two people of the same sex were invalid. Though same-sex marriages were not recognised, there was no law explicity outlawing them until 1971. |
| Sources | https://www.hrp.org.uk/blog/love-between-women-on-the-stuart-stage-queen-mary-queen-anne-and-arabella-hunt https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/28/anne-lister-blue-plaque-lesbian-marriage-church https://www.innertemplelibrary.org.uk/timeline/lgbt-legal-history |
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edited by LovelyJubbly. Not federal law - my mistake.
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| Description | In 1680, musician Arabella Hunt married "James Howard" in London. However, after only six months of marriage, Hunt sued for annulment claiming that Howard was a woman. Howard was later confirmed to be biologically female by doctors and the marriage was annulled on the basis that Howard (whose name was actually Amy Poulter) had deceived Hunt and that two women could not validly marry. On 30 March 1834, Anne Lister and Ann Walker had a marriage ceremony at the Holy Trinity Church in Goodramgate, York. The two considered themselves married afterwards, however, the marriage was never legally recognised. The church where their ceremony was performed now has a commerative rainbow plaque in their honour. In the 1967 England and Wales Court of Appeal case Talbot (otherwise Poyntz) v Talbot, Eileen Poyntz sued for divorce alleging that her husband James Talbot was female. The Judge, Roger Ormrod, granted Poyntz an immediate divorce on the basis that "marriage is a relationship which depends on sex, not on gender" and that marriages between two people of the same sex were invalid. Though same-sex marriages were unrecognised, there was no law explicity outlawing them until 1971. | In 1680, musician Arabella Hunt married "James Howard" in London. However, after only six months of marriage, Hunt sued for annulment claiming that Howard was female. Howard was later confirmed to be biologically female by doctors and the marriage was annulled on the basis that Howard (whose name was actually Amy Poulter) had deceived Hunt and that two women could not validly marry. On 30 March 1834, Anne Lister and Ann Walker had a marriage ceremony at the Holy Trinity Church in Goodramgate, York. The two considered themselves married afterwards, however, the marriage was never legally recognised. The church where their ceremony was performed now has a commerative rainbow plaque in their honour. In the 1967 England and Wales Court of Appeal case Talbot (otherwise Poyntz) v Talbot, Eileen Poyntz sued for divorce alleging that her husband James Talbot was female. The Judge, Roger Ormrod, granted Poyntz an immediate divorce on the basis that "marriage is a relationship which depends on sex, not on gender" and that marriages between two people of the same sex were invalid. Though same-sex marriages were not recognised, there was no law explicity outlawing them until 1971. |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
created by LovelyJubbly
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| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Aug 1, 1971 |
| Description | In 1680, musician Arabella Hunt married "James Howard" in London. However, after only six months of marriage, Hunt sued for annulment claiming that Howard was a woman. Howard was later confirmed to be biologically female by doctors and the marriage was annulled on the basis that Howard (whose name was actually Amy Poulter) had deceived Hunt and that two women could not validly marry. On 30 March 1834, Anne Lister and Ann Walker had a marriage ceremony at the Holy Trinity Church in Goodramgate, York. The two considered themselves married afterwards, however, the marriage was never legally recognised. The church where their ceremony was performed now has a commerative rainbow plaque in their honour. In the 1967 England and Wales Court of Appeal case Talbot (otherwise Poyntz) v Talbot, Eileen Poyntz sued for divorce alleging that her husband James Talbot was female. The Judge, Roger Ormrod, granted Poyntz an immediate divorce on the basis that "marriage is a relationship which depends on sex, not on gender" and that marriages between two people of the same sex were invalid. Though same-sex marriages were unrecognised, there was no law explicity outlawing them until 1971. |
| Sources | https://www.hrp.org.uk/blog/love-between-women-on-the-stuart-stage-queen-mary-queen-anne-and-arabella-hunt https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/28/anne-lister-blue-plaque-lesbian-marriage-church https://www.innertemplelibrary.org.uk/timeline/lgbt-legal-history |