The Plaintiff Couples |
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Julie and Hillary Goodridge |
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Julie, 45, and Hillary, 46,
had been committed partners for several years when, in anticipation of
the birth of their daughter, they chose 'Goodridge' as their family name.
The name was Hillary's grandmother's maiden name, which they took to recognize
their growing family and responsibilities. Today, Annie is five-years-old,
"completely adorable," as her moms readily proclaim...
For
more of their story, click here.. |
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David Wilson and Robert Compton |
| David and Robert had a commitment
ceremony at the Arlington Street Church in October, 2000 that prompted
the couple to begin seeking the right to have their union recognized in
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. They were struck by how many of
their business associates, friends and family assumed that the occasion
bestowed the same rights and benefits that each of them had received on
their own wedding days. More on David
and Robert here... |
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Gloria Bailey and Linda Davies |
| Gloria, 62, and Linda, 57, recently celebrated 32
years together. Twenty-seven years ago, they opened a psychotherapy
practice in Connecticut which has thrived. In 1985, they purchased
a home in Orleans on Cape Cod, where they have been members of the First
Parish Brewster Unitarian Universalist Church for the last nine years... Click here to learn
more... |
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Richard Linnell and Gary Chalmers |
| Rich and Gary of Northbridge,
have been together for 14 years, and are parents of ten-year-old Paige
whom Gary adopted when she was an infant. Having completed a second-parent
adoption, both men are the legal parents of Paige who is active in dance
class, softball and other school activities...Link
to a page about this couple.. |
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Maureen Brodoff and Ellen Wade |
| They met in law school, and
over the course of their 20 plus years together, Maureen and Ellen have lived
in three communities -- Mission Hill, Dorchester, and now Newton for the
last eight years. While working part-time until recently to meet
the needs of their now 14-year-old daughter Kate, their everyday lives
have been filled with activities that resonate with any parent: karate
classes that began in kindergarten, violin practice and recitals since
the first grade, a current love for hip-hop, and lots and lots of sports...
Keep
reading about Maureen and Ellen.. |
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Gina Smith and Heidi Norton |
| Gina, 38, and Heidi , 38, and their sons, Avery and Quinn, make their home in Northampton and participate
in a local Quaker Meeting. Both women are active in community life,
volunteering on such projects as adult literacy, housing discrimination,
and mentoring a Springfield High School student. Click
here for their story... |
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Ed Balmelli and Michael Horgan |
| Ed Balmelli grew up in Milford
in a large family of six children. Mike comes from an Irish-Catholic
family of nine children, most of whom still live in Ayer. Both are
godparents to nieces and nephews, often host the the Balmelli family for
Thanksgiving, and summer with the large, extended Horgan family. Ed
and Michael's story continued... |
Photo Credits:
Gina Smith and Heidi Norton
by Gigi
Kaeser |
All other couples
by Mainframe Photographics
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