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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri May 17, 2019, 10:12 AM May 2019

15 years ago today, Hillary and Julie Goodridge married after the first state allowed gay marriage

Last edited Fri May 17, 2019, 10:45 AM - Edit history (2)

15 years ago today, Hillary and Julie Goodridge married after the first U.S. state allowed gay marriage.

They became the face of a movement. But with it — the national attention, the pressure to be perfect, the harassment — they lost their own marriage.



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The 1st Legally Married Same-Sex Couple 'Wanted To Lead By Example'
May 17, 2019 5:02 AM ET
Heard on Morning Edition
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