On May 17, 2004, Marcia Kadish, 56, and Tanya McCloskey, 52, of Malden, Massachusetts, married at Cambridge City Hall becoming the first legally married same-sex partners in the United States. Photo: Kristyn Ulanday
On May 17, 2004, Marcia Kadish and Tanya McCloskey made marriage equality history by becoming the first same-sex couple to legally marry in the United States when same-sex marriage became legally recognized in Massachusetts.
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Below is a lovely interview with the couple with subtitles in Spanish created by Huella Digital by Univision for its thorough look into marriage equality that shows the couple’s adoration for one another. I want to move in with them, garden with them and get lost in their world. Aren’t they sweet? Happy anniversary, Marcia and Tanya.
Kirsten Palladino
Kirsten Ott Palladino (she/her) is an award-winning editor, writer, speaker and educator, as well as the author of the first gender-neutral wedding planning book for LGBTQ+ couples, EQUALLY WED: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PLANNING YOUR LGBTQ+ WEDDING (Seal Press). She’s the co-founder and editorial director of Equally Wed, the world’s leading digital LGBTQ+ wedding magazine, as well as Equally Wed Pro, the LGBTQ+ inclusive certification course and educational platform. Palladino has been profiled on CNN, NPR and Forbes and in The New York Times. Her work has appeared in Washington Post, Entrepreneur magazine, ARTNews magazine, Art & Antiques magazine, The Knot, Executive Traveler magazine, the Huffington Post, and more. She was recognized as one of Glamour magazine's Hometown Heroes for 2015.
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