<div class='node-body'><p><span class="image-full" style="width: 540px"><img alt="" border="0" src="/sites/commondreams.org/files/imce-images/marriage_eq.jpg.jpg" style="width: 540px; height: 293px;" title=" Beau Chandler and Mark “Major” Jiminez were arrested at the Dallas County Clerk’s Office on Thursday afternoon, July 5, after they were denied a marriage license and refused to leave. (Photo: Dallas Voice)" /><span class="caption"> Beau Chandler and Mark “Major” Jiminez were arrested at the Dallas County Clerk’s Office on Thursday afternoon, July 5, after they were denied a marriage license and refused to leave. (Photo: Dallas Voice)</span></span>Two men, Mark &ldquo;Major&rdquo; Jiminez and Beau Chandler, a gay couple in Dallas, Texas walked into the city&#39;s County Clerk&#39;s office on Thursday determined to do one of two things: get married or get arrested trying.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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