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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...
Tilting at windmills, Boston Globe, Jul 17, 2008
You would think that with the Senate's vote to allow same-sex couples from out of state to get married and with the House poised to do the same, the self-righteous family values crowd would just fold up tent and move their circus elsewhere. more...
Senate votes to repeal 1913 law, Boston Globe, Jul 16, 2008
Arline Isaacson, cochairwoman of the Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus, predicted that the House would pass the measure but that some lawmakers would vote against it there. more...
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