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2. Same-sex marriage in Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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   The number of marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples in Massachusetts leveled off at about 1,500 a year in 2006 and 2007. They represented about 4% of all marriages in the state. [ 166 ] A total of 22,406 same-sex marriages were performed in Massachusetts from 2004 to 2012, mostly in Barnstable , Middlesex and Suffolk counties. [ 167 ]

3. LGBTQ rights in Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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   Massachusetts authorized same-sex marriages within the state following the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruling on November 18, 2003 in Goodridge v.Department of Public Health that it was unconstitutional under the state Constitution for state agencies to restrict marriage to homosexual couples.

4. Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state

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   Chapter 2. The marriage relationship - Section 2.001. Marriage license. (a) A man and a woman desiring to enter into a ceremonial marriage must obtain a marriage license from the county clerk of any county of this state. (b) A license may not be issued for the marriage of persons of the same sex. Chapter 6.

5. 20 years ago, same-sex marriage in Massachusetts opened a ...

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   After the 2003 decision, 36 states and Washington, D.C., followed Massachusetts in legalizing same-sex marriage. In June 2015, the Supreme Court ruled remaining state bans on same-sex marriage ...

6. Q&A: These researchers examined 20 years of data same ... - AOL

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   Some are in public health. Melanie Zaber: We wanted it to be research that actually measured something. There were a number of more qualitative or theoretical or legal arguments that we excluded.

7. Goodridge v. Department of Public Health - Wikipedia

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   On April 11, 2001, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) sued the Massachusetts Department of Health in Superior Court on behalf of seven same-sex couples, all residents of Massachusetts, who had been denied marriage licenses in March and April 2001. All the plaintiffs had been in long-term relationships with their partners and four of ...