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Equality’s Winding Path , NYTimes.org, Nov 06, 2008
Apart from creating legal uncertainty about the thousands of same-sex marriages that have been performed in California and giving rise to lawsuits challenging whether the rules governing ballot measures were properly followed, the immediate impact of Tuesday’s rights-shredding exercise is to underscore the danger of allowing the ballot box to be used to take away people’s fundamental rights. more...
MGLPC Endorsements for November 2008 Elections, MGLPC, Oct 31, 2008
Note: MGLPC endorses only in contested elections. There are many more courageous, pro-LGBT incumbents who aren't listed, simply because they do not have a contested race. more...
New York Gay Couples Head to Massachusetts With Marriage in Mind, NY Times, Aug 02, 2008
While some New Yorkers have flown across the country to marry in California since May, when that state became the nation’s second to approve same-sex marriage, gay-rights advocates expect many more to do the same in Massachusetts, since it is so much closer. more...
Governor signs law allowing out-of-state gays to wed, Boston Globe, Jul 31, 2008
The repeal took effect immediately, making Massachusetts the second state after California to allow same-sex couples to marry, regardless of residence. It opened the borders for potentially thousands of nonresident same-sex couples. more...
State sets table for gay nuptials, Springfield's "The Repblican" Newsp, Jul 31, 2008
As Arline Isaacson, co-chairwoman of the Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus, points out, gay couples who come here to marry will "bring their families and their friends and all those people will stay at the hotels, eat at the restaurants, shop at the stores and hire caterers and florists and musicians." more...
House passes repeal of 1913 marriage law , Boston Globe, Jul 29, 2008
The move will clear the way for out-of-state couples to marry in Massachusetts, making it the second state to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry regardless of their place of residence. more...
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