For 24 years, Ellen Wade and Maureen Brodoff did not celebrate an anniversary.
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In the 10 years since the first same-sex weddings in Massachusetts, several states and the District of Columbia have followed suit, allowing gay marriage, while 27 states amended their constitutions to ban such marriages. Massachusetts played a part in a much bigger effort bringing same-sex marriage to the US.
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The fight for marriage equality
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10-year anniversary of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts
The plaintiffs in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health look back to May 17, 2004.
May 18, 2004
More than 1,000 gay and lesbian couples streamed into city and town halls across the state yesterday seeking licenses to marry, as Massachusetts marked the first day of legalized same-sex matrimony.
May 18, 2004
Gay couples who arrived at courts around the state yesterday smiling, holding hands, some carrying single long-stem roses, were ushered before judges more accustomed to navigating the tense issues of divorce and child custody than the joyful rush to marry.
May 18, 2004
Survey finds women in majority on first day of gay marriage
Two-thirds of the gays who applied for marriage licenses yesterday were women, and an enormous majority were Mass. residents.
Nov. 19, 2003
Lawmakers divided on response to gay marriage ruling
The Supreme Judicial Court’s decision approving gay marriage threw Beacon Hill into a frenzy.
Nov. 23, 2003
As the debate over gay marriages spilled into the western suburbs last week, it was clear that the region, like the rest of the state, was struggling to make sense of the landmark decision. Whether they applauded Tuesday’s ruling or deplored it, area residents agreed that it would be some time before they could gauge its long-term implications.
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A look back at May 17, 2004, the historic day when gay couples were able to legally wed in the state.
Nov. 19, 2003
Gays have right to marry, Mass. SJC says
In a historic and long-awaited decision, a deeply split Supreme Judicial Court yesterday ushered in a new era of gay rights.
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