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It's a very historical day in Massachusetts. As of midnight today, same-sex marriage becomes legal here. Cambridge City Hall opened its doors at midnight until about 4:30 am to accomodate couples. More than 260 couples filled out application forms for marriage licences in the wee hours of the morning. A lesbian couple from Malden where we live, were the first couple to get married. They filled out their paperwork, got a waiver for the usual three-day period, and returned to Cambridge City Hall to have a Justice of Peace officiate their wedding.

Like it or not, what happened today is legal. What is not sure is if it is binding, as this issue comes into ballot as early as 2006. Whatever the results might be, the legality of same-sex unions performed from today until then is in a precarious position.