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Mass. Senate Votes to Allow Out-of-State Gays to Wed

Bill shoots down 1913 marriage restriction

By Laurel Jorgensen,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 15, 2008 10:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – A 1913 law that blocks out-of-state gay couples from marrying in Massachusetts could soon be history. The state Senate has passed a bill that would repeal the law, which former Gov. Mitt Romney used four years ago to stop gay non-residents from marrying in his...   Read full story »

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