Cambridge residents Don Picard, 42, (left) and Robert DeBenedictis, 42, have been together 12 years and have two children, Carmen, 5, and James, 23 months.
(Globe Staff Photo / Dina Rudick)
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(By Yvonne Abraham and Michael Paulson, Globe Staff)
More than 1,000 gay and lesbian couples streamed into city and town halls across the state on May 17 seeking licenses to marry, as Mass. marked the first day of legalized same-sex matrimony.
(By Raphael Lewis and Stephanie Ebbert, Globe Staff)
The attorneys general of Rhode Island and Connecticut yesterday raised the possibility that Massachusetts gay marriages will be honored in their states.
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More Globe coverage from May 18, 2004
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First day of gay marriage
Photos and audio from May 17, the first day of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. (Presentation requires Flash)
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Meet the Goodridges
Hillary and Julie Goodridge were the lead plaintiffs in the landmark gay marriage lawsuit. (Presentation requires Flash)
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Best Men: A special series
When two brothers plan to marry (one in a gay wedding and the other in a traditional one) a window opened, showing what marriage is, isn't, and can be.
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A Year After Gay Marriage
A year after Massachusetts allowed gay marriages, a Globe poll shows a nation divided. Not since Roe v. Wade has a court decision so divided Americans.
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(By Rick Klein, Globe Staff, 3/30/04)
The Massachusetts Legislature voted March 29 to ban gay marriage and establish civil unions, approving a proposed constitutional amendment that would reverse the Supreme Judicial Court's historic ruling that legalized same-sex marriages.
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(By David A. Lieb, Associated Press, 5/21/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's governor and chief election official are sparring over the timing of a vote on a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. It is a dispute that could complicate efforts for Democrats during November's presidential contest.
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(By Emily Bazelon, Boston Globe, 5/16/04)
WITH MASSACHUSETTS in the bag, gay marriage advocates are looking for their next victory. So far, the other states in the union haven't been easy sells -- to the contrary, their legislatures have been throwing up barricades in the form of proposed constitutional amendments preserving traditional nuptials.
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(By Raphael Lewis, Globe Staff, 2/5/04)
The Supreme Judicial Court on Feb. 5 put Massachusetts on course to become the first state in the nation to allow gays to marry, deciding that a proposed civil unions bill for gay couples would establish "an unconstitutional, inferior, and discriminatory status for same-sex couples."
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(By Mary Leonard, Globe Staff, 5/20/04)
Laura Bush yesterday called gay marriage "an issue that a lot of people have a lot of trouble with," but she stopped short of endorsing a federal constitutional amendment to ban same-sex unions.
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Gay and lesbian couples, share your wedding tales
Are you part of a same-sex couple that applied for or obtained a marriage license since it became legal on May 17? If so, share your story with others. We'll publish details and pictures in our Weddings section.
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Survey finds women in majority (By Scott S. Greenberger, Globe Staff and Bill Dedman, Globe Correspondent)
Web log: Opposing gay marriage
Gay marriage timeline
States' laws about gay marriage
February at the State House
