Know your (Gay) history: 10 years ago today

Same Sex Marriage10 years ago today Massachusetts State Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a ban on gay marriage is discriminatory and unconstitutional. Opponents made doomsday predictions about how this would harm traditional marriage and lead to problems with children raised in same-sex households.  History has proven those arguments were nothing more than barely concealed homophobic rantings.  

I would imagine the fact that the very, very gay friendly state of Massachusetts having the lowest divorce rate per capita in the United States is a very inconvenient truth for those who continue to oppose same sex marriage on the basis that it harms the institution of marriage.

Justice Margaret MarshallWant to read more about this topic? Check out The Boston Globe’s recent article, A decade after Mass. ruling, gay marriage gains.

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