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2. LGBTQ rights in Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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   In 2004, following the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, Governor Mitt Romney prevented the state's Registry of Vital Records from revising its birth certificate forms to allow for options other than one mother and one father, instead requiring hand-written changes to the documents only after receiving approval from the ...

3. Same-sex marriage in Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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   A Massachusetts law enacted in 1913 invalidated the marriage of non-residents if the marriage was invalid in the state where they lived. Historians and legal scholars believe it originated in an upsurge of anti-miscegenation sentiment associated with the notoriety of champion boxer Jack Johnson's marriages to white women.

4. Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state - Wikipedia

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   Chapter 2. The marriage relationship - Section 2.001. Marriage license. (a) A man and a woman desiring to enter into a ceremonial marriage must obtain a marriage license from the county clerk of any county of this state. (b) A license may not be issued for the marriage of persons of the same sex. Chapter 6.

5. 20 years ago, same-sex marriage in Massachusetts opened a ...

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   After the 2003 decision, 36 states and Washington, D.C., followed Massachusetts in legalizing same-sex marriage. In June 2015, the Supreme Court ruled remaining state bans on same-sex marriage ...

6. Massachusetts marks 20 years of gay marriage. What do Cape ...

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   Friday marks 20 years since the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision took effect allowing same-sex couples the freedom to marry. ... public support for gay marriage was 27% in 1996. The ...

7. Massachusetts Department of Public Health - Wikipedia

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   Center for Health Information, Statistics, Research and Evaluation monitors the health status of state residents through collecting information on births, deaths, marriage records, newly diagnosed cases of cancer, injuries, occupational conditions and illnesses, and health behaviors.