Tag Archives: gay marriage

May 17, 2004

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Joel Byers

On May 17, 2004, the first legal same-sex marriage was performed in the United States in the state of Massachusetts. The “Wrath of God” did not immediately happen as foretold by conservative religious leaders. Cats and dogs were… Continue reading →

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June 26, 2015

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Joel Byers

On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled 5-4, that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court Justices said that gay men and women had the same right to screw up their lives as the rest of us.

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May 6, 2006

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 2009, the state of Maine legalized gay marriage. Maine Governor John Baldacci signed the act and said, “What two people have to do to survive these brutal Maine Winter’s is really none of the government’s business.” The Governor was still dead set against allowing interspecies marriages as he said … Continue reading →

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