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In The News: Gay Marriage Divorce

Posted by DFO

Feb. 3, 2009 1:55 p.m. • 3 comments

In this May 17, 2005, file photo, Julie, front left, and Hillary Goodridge pose with other gay couples and supporters as they celebrate their first wedding anniversary in Boston. The couple, who led the legal fight for Massachusetts to become the first state to legalize same-sex marriages, filed for divorce Thursday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Question: Does this divorce undermine the efforts of same-sex marriage advocates? Or serve as a reality check that marriage — straight or gay — faces stiff challenges today?

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