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Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in Massachusetts since May 17, 2004, as a result of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruling in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that it was unconstitutional under the Constitution of Massachusetts to allow only opposite-sex couples to marry.
Jul 21, 2010 · On November 18, 2003, the Massachusetts Supreme Court found the state’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, ruling that the state could not deny the protections, benefits and...
May 17, 2024 · Twenty years ago, on May 17, 2004, Mary Bonauto, the lead attorney in the case that made Massachusetts the first state to grant same-sex couples the right to marry, attended the...
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- Reporter, NBC Out
May 16, 2024 · Twenty years ago, two Malden women, Marcia Kadish and Tanya McCloskey, became the first same-sex couple to be legally married in the United States. The momentous event — in a courthouse, just after midnight — was the result of a decision made the year before by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
May 15, 2019 · Fifteen years ago, on May 17, 2004, same-sex couples and their allies in Massachusetts gathered at city halls around the state to obtain marriage licenses and celebrate their newly instated rights.
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May 17, 2024 · Twenty years ago today, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage. Just after midnight on May 17, 2004, couples began filling out license applications at Cambridge...
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May 16, 2014 · Massachusetts became the first state in the US to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on May 17, 2004. To mark the 10-year anniversary of that historic moment, here’s a look back at...
