David McCord and David Zamora

Colorado Springs-based David McCord and David Zamora were the first same-sex couple in Colorado history to get a marriage license in March, 1975. They divorced in March, 1976, due to what McCord characterized as a "misrepresentation" by Zamora. He did not elaborate.

Key Dates

• March, 1975 - David McCord and David Zamora make national news as the first same-sex couple in Colorado history to get a marriage license.

References

• “Misrepresentation Charged in Annulment Suit Springs Men End Marriage.” The Rocky Mountain News, Volume 118, Number 161, 30 Sept. 1976, Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMD19760930-01.2.28.