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Originally posted by Joe Citizen
Massachusetts court strikes down ban on same-sex marriage
Tuesday, November 18, 2003 Posted: 10:16 AM EST (1516 GMT)
Justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued their ruling in the case of Goodridge v. Department of Public Health on Tuesday.
BOSTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) -- The highest court in Massachusetts ruled Tuesday it is unconstitutional for the state to deny marriage to gay and lesbian couples, a move that could make the state the first to legalize same-sex marriages.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/11/18/ga...eut/index.html
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ALthough now there is a movement to change the Massachusets constitution to ban gay marriage, which would null and void this ruling after 2006.....
WHy can't gay folk be allowed to have the same rights of straight folk when it comes to getting all the benefits of marriage?