Pioneering Boulder clerk who issued same-sex marriage licenses in 1975 dies

Clela Rorex, who was elected and served as Boulder County clerk and recorder in the 1970s, stands outside the offices of current County Clerk Hillary Hall, in Boulder on July 2, 2014.

By Shelly Bradbury | sbradbury@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: June 19, 2022 at 2:36 PM MDT | UPDATED: June 19, 2022 at 5:25 PM MDT

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The Boulder County clerk who in 1975 became the first government official in the United States to knowingly issue same-sex marriage licenses died on Sunday.

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Pioneering Boulder clerk who issued same-sex marriage licenses in 1975 dies

Clela Rorex, 78, died in Longmont in hospice care after suffering complications following surgery

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