Judge to decide if gay couple’s marriage in 1974 is valid

Chris Vogel and Richard North are still fighting to have their 1974 marriage recognized by the Manitoba government. (Photo: CBC)

Nearly five decades after they tied the knot, a gay Winnipeg couple is still fighting to have their marriage registered by the Manitoba government.

“We’re dealing with irrational prejudice here,” said Chris Vogel, who married his love Richard North in 1974…