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Cincinnati Just Named A Street After Supreme Court Marriage Plaintiff Jim Obergefell And His Late Husband

"I really love that the last thing [John] saw now bears his name."

A street in Cincinnati has just been renamed for Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case that brought marriage equality to all 50 states.

Obergefell lived in the city for more than two decades with his late husband John Arthur, who shares the honor.

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Arthur suffered from ALS, and when DOMA was dismantled, the couple were married on a plane in Maryland, where same-sex marriage was legal. They filed a federal lawsuit to have their home state of Ohio recognize their union, but Arthur passed away in 2013 before the case made it all the way to the Supreme Court. In a bittersweet victory, Obergefell won his case, and helped thousands of couples across America earn the right to marry, two years after Arthur's death.

The Cincinnati city council voted unanimously to rename Mercer Street "John Arthur & Jim Obergefell Way," as the couple had lived on the street for many years. "I really love that the last thing [John] saw now bears his name," said a tearful Obergefell in an unveiling ceremony Tuesday.

"John always wanted to leave a mark on Cincinnati," Obergefell added. "That was something he really wanted to do. He didn't have that chance, but now he does. I'm incredibly grateful and I know John would be as well."

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