The debut of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts

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Plaintiff couples Michael Horgan, left, and Ed Balmelli and Hillary, left, and Julie Goodridge stand at the clerk's window at Boston City Hall after obtaining their marriage license applications during the first day of state-sanctioned gay marriage in the United States on Monday, May 17.

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At long last, they get to say 'I do,' too
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Lee and Judi McNeil-Beckwith woke up, took out the trash and fed the cat. Then they drove to Worcester City Hall and made history.

Court suits seeking same-sex marriage in R.I. called unlikely
Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch's opinion Monday that Rhode Island should honor legally obtained same-sex marriages performed in Massachusetts signaled how the landmark ruling across the border promises to have ramifications here.

Wedding day: Across the Bay State, same-sex couples say "I do" History was sealed with kisses yesterday as across Massachusetts, from the Berkshires to crowded Cambridge City Hall, to the jubilant streets of Provincetown on Cape Cod, same-sex marriage arrived in America.

Couples flock to Provincetown for weddings PROVINCETOWN, Mass. -- In a backyard of America's gay mecca, Michael John Sullivan was far from Alabama and losing it as he stared into the eyes of the man he was marrying. Tears flowed. His voice broke. But he had to finish the vows, had to kiss...

Lynch: State law may recognize marriages performed in Mass. Rhode Island apparently will recognize same-sex marriages performed in Massachusetts, Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch indicated yesterday.

Lynch: No existing bar to recognizing same-sex marriages in R.I.
PROVIDENCE -- Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch said today that he sees nothing preventing Rhode Island from recognizing same-sex marriages performed in Massachusetts but suggested that lawmakers and the courts would ultimately decide that question.

'We're making history' in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. -- John Burke walked down the steps of Provincetown Town Hall this morning wearing black sunglasses and a bridal headpiece decorated with hearts, flowers and the word "groom."

Gays line up for licenses
CAMBRIDGE, Mass -- They arrived late Saturday night and slept on the steps of City Hall. They were first in line.

'Will you marry me again?'
Monday morning, inside the Arlington Street Church in Boston, two middle-aged men will exchange marriage vows. Their children, friends and the world media will bear witness to a new era.