Same-Sex Marriages, 10 Years Later

[Fearless]

So, what happens to a marriage over the course of 10 years? Make that a gay marriage.

On May 23, 2004, The New York Times printed 41 wedding announcements that included 5 same-sex couples, the first legal gay marriages to appear in these pages. (It began publishing same-sex “celebrations” two years earlier.)

Earlier that week, Massachusetts had become the first state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia do so now and on Wednesday, a federal appeals court struck down Utah’s same-sex marriage ban.

So, where are those first five couples now? Three live in Massachusetts, one moved from Boston to Washington, D.C., and one is in Brooklyn. They have a total of five children, with three born in wedlock. The men and women involved are now 41 to 58 years old. Four couples are still together, one isn’t.

Much more plus photos of the couples at the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/fashion/the-first-same-sex-marriages-to-appear-in-the-new-york-times-10-years-later.html?_r=0

[littlemissmartypants]

1. Kicking. Thank you. nt

[Cooperstown]

2. Fantastic article! Worth the read.

Four out of five still married, and an amicable divorce for the other couple.

Kind of better than the national averages for hetero marriages, I would say.