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Events on Monday 17 May 2004 1
2004Massachusetts legalizes same-sex marriageFirst US state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couplesFollowing a state Supreme Judicial Court ruling, Massachusetts began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on May 17. It was the first US state to do so, preceding a nationwide legal shift by over a decade.