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Rokenn · 02-04-2004, 12:07 PM

Massachusetts high court: Same-sex couples entitled to marry
Wednesday, February 4, 2004 Posted: 11:53 AM EST (1653 GMT)

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BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- The Massachusetts high court ruled Wednesday that only full, equal marriage rights for gay couples -- rather than civil unions -- would be constitutional, erasing any doubts that the nation's first same-sex marriages could take place in the state beginning in mid-May.

02-04-2004, 12:07 PM	#1
Rokenn Galvatron Join Date: January 22, 2002 Location: california wine country Age: 61 Posts: 2,193	Massachusetts high court: Same-sex couples entitled to marry Wednesday, February 4, 2004 Posted: 11:53 AM EST (1653 GMT) excerpt: BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- The Massachusetts high court ruled Wednesday that only full, equal marriage rights for gay couples -- rather than civil unions -- would be constitutional, erasing any doubts that the nation's first same-sex marriages could take place in the state beginning in mid-May. __________________ “This is an impressive crowd, the haves and the have mores. <br />Some people call you the elite. <br />I call you my base.”<br />~ George W. Bush (2000)