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Independent Lens: Limited Partnership

After falling in love, a Filipino American and an Australian in 1975 became one of the world’s first same-sex couples to legally marry.

limited_partnership_2010_spot Tony Sullivan and Richard Adams, 2010

Limited Partnership chronicles the 40-year love story between Filipino-American Richard Adams and his Australian husband, Tony Sullivan. In 1975, thanks to a courageous county clerk in Boulder, Colorado, Richard and Tony were one of the first same sex couples to be legally married in the world. Richard immediately filed for a green card for Tony based on their marriage. But unlike most heterosexual married couples who easily obtain legal status for their spouses, Richard received a denial letter from the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Independent Lens: Limited Partnership, Monday at 10 p.m. on PBS 6.

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