On May 17, 2004 Massachusetts became the first state in the United States to legalize same sex marriage. Eight years ago today more than 1,000 gay and lesbian couples streamed into city and town halls across the state seeking licenses to marry.
Damn Proud of Massachusetts
In eight short years six other states CT, IA, NH, NY, VT, WA (and the District of Columbia) have all recognized this as a civil right and legalized same sex marriage. More recently, President Obama spoke out in favor of Same Sex Marriage when he told ABC News last week that he (and Michelle Obama) support the right of gays and lesbians to marry.
BosGuy 
8 years and 18,462 gay & lesbian marriages later – Massachusetts hasn’t imploded and the world is still going on. And I’m guessing not a one of the thousands of straight married couples have felt that the sanctity of their marriage has been violated. I remember that day vividly as it coincided with my graduation from Boston University. Eight years ago, this great state made a bold and historic determination that all loving couples deserve equal protection under the law. It’s civil rights, people – welcome to 2012
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