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Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in Massachusetts since May 17, , 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. Massachusetts was the sixth jurisdiction in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. Twenty years ago, on May 17, , 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 wedding of two of her clients, Robert Compton and David Wilson. They were among the first same-sex couples to wed that day, months after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found that the state constitution granted same-sex couples the right to marry. 
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The lawyer who won marriage rights for same-sex couples in Massachusetts reflects on the historic decision and continued fights for LGBTQ rights. The road to marriage equality was fraught with many challenges across the country and at the state and federal levels. But Massachusetts was at the forefront of bringing this right to residents when on May 17, , Malden residents Marcia Kadish and Tanya McCloskey married at Cambridge City Hall , marking the first same-sex marriage in the nation.
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Massachusetts law about same-sex marriage Laws, cases, and sources on same-sex marriage. If you are unable to find the information you are looking for, or if you have a specific question, please contact our law librarians for assistance. Massachusetts is the first U. The case is Goodridge v. 20 years ago, same
On this day in , Marcia Kadish, 56, and Tanya McCloskey, 52, of Malden, Massachusetts, were married at Cambridge City Hall — becoming the first legally married same-sex partners in the. . 
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Twenty years ago today, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage. Just after midnight on May 17, , couples began filling out license applications at Cambridge City Hall. .
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The road to marriage equality was fraught with many challenges across the country and at the state and federal levels. But Massachusetts was at the forefront of bringing this right to residents when on May 17, , Malden residents Marcia Kadish and Tanya McCloskey married at Cambridge City Hall, marking the first same-sex marriage in the nation. .
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The November ruling in Massachusetts, as well as the granting of marriages to gay couples in Canada, set off a debate in the United States and among the Democratic presidential candidates. Front. . First Legal Same
Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples apply for marriage licenses on day Massachusetts becomes first state to allow same-sex marriages; weddings are held across state in houses of worship, quarters. .