The Massachusetts Senate has voted to repeal a law enacted in 1913 that has prohibited the marriage of same-sex couples from other states. The House is expected to vote on a repeal of the law later this week. The law prohibits marriages that would be illegal in the couple's home state. It was applied to same-sex marriage because it wasn't legal anywhere else in the nation. The legalization of same-sex marriage in California with no residency requirement seems to have spurred the state to action. It didn't hurt that repealing the law is expected to bring millions to the state as couples rush there to wed. We're lucky to be living at such a progressive time, but my hope is that gay people will be luckier years from now when their unions are accepted without question.
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