April DeBoer

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Two Detroit-area nurses jointly adopted five children on Thursday, closing a case that started when they challenged Michigan’s restrictions on adoption and helped pave the way for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing gay marriage.

April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse — the two Michigan women who legally challenged the state’s ban on gay marriage — are expected to exchange vows during a ceremony in suburban Detroit.

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Their lawsuit erased Michigan’s ban on gay marriage. Now, April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse will be getting married on August 22.

April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse initially went to court to jointly adopt each other’s children, not to confront Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban. Three years later, the Detroit-area nurses sometimes can’t buy groceries without supporters recognizing them and giving a hug.

HAZEL PARK, Mich. — Two Detroit-area nurses who are challenging Michigan’s ban on gay marriage are raising a fourth adopted child. The adoption of 2-year-old Rylee DeBoer-Rowse became final in Oakland County on Tuesday, a day when adoptions were publicly celebrated across Michigan.

DETROIT — Same-sex couples queued up all afternoon at county courthouses, some even carrying wedding flowers. Then a federal judge deciding whether to throw out Michigan’s gay marriage ban shocked everyone, saying simply: Wait ’til next year.

DETROIT — A federal judge stunned the courtroom Wednesday by saying he’ll hold a trial before deciding whether to overturn Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage.

DETROIT — Several dozen people rallied outside the federal courthouse in Detroit to show their support for overturning Michigan’s 2004 constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.