Let no solon tear asunder gay wed; Social evolution starts in Mass.(Editorial)

From: The Boston Herald | Date: June 12, 2007| Author: Meade, Peter; Meade, Rosanne Bacon | Copyright information

Byline: PETER MEADE and ROSANNE BACON MEADE

On May 17, 2004, the day marriage was made legal for everyone in Massachusetts, we looked out our window to see - contrary to apocalyptic predictions - that the sun had actually risen. Life went on quite normally not only that day, but every day since.

Despite the fact that no harm has resulted from the marriage of same-sex couples, there are those who continue to insist the Legislature must advance a measure to put ...

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