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Senate votes to repeal 1913 law

Bill to OK wedding of nonresident gays now goes to House

By Eric Moskowitz
Globe Staff / July 16, 2008

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The state Senate voted swiftly and unanimously yesterday to strike down a 95-year-old law that blocks gay and lesbian couples from most other states from being married in Massachusetts, drawing condemnation from Catholic Church leaders but delivering a victory for advocates who have fought for the repeal and who say that same-sex marriage has become an accepted part of the ... (Full article: 951 words)

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