https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1461/archive/files/46d7127164b1bf84a55d6f2b2a437aca.jpg?Expires=1784764800&Signature=oWSwWC8hoh6dFWanYud%7Epc0Q7T-FJevjTGKXXkUVzftvkEvT21kpNOosaownCYsteUIVHkL1DuxfpsmWXE1EhbHSZAD-Phx9LR-rKucVgxlWqiPgjL9vydyRADHdd5sj-BItVl1YTXoGPv5GGjAzH4bIOk3Zx1ZZIoKaGsIzriVpeyRScJCI2kv25dh12SxhuM6eQwv5p2hZHPAvpwi7waIxURZLBVNwwmTbxj1y9xSFYaCO6gydUSJT3BW-XVgPH58fg9u%7EWV5UwLEaPQ%7EcTpyf5TuBjD4IV65sUIz%7EaloNoxTFPzSXokd0SXcAJbbb9kDGNUE8EC6Putfw5NzgaA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 07cf1de3007c0a95c3812f55940bebf8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Marriage Equality Collection Description An account of the resource The story of marriage equality in Massachusetts is often shared through a legal perspective: the Goodridge v. Department of Public Health case, the work of legal and advocacy groups, and the relationships of the seven plaintiff couples. While this perspective is crucial to understanding marriage equality as a whole, countless personal stories of LGBTQ+ love and joy from the past 20 years have not been documented. To address this historical gap, The History Project is launching The Marriage Equality Collection, a digital collecting initiative that enables community members to submit their own wedding stories, their photographs, invitations, vows, and other materials. Submissions will be preserved and shared in The History Project’s digital archives for future generations. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Grima, Tony Title A name given to the resource Lined up for a marriage license Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-05-17 Description An account of the resource <p>The first day marriage licenses were available to us in MA - May 17, 2004. Peter Muise and Tony Grima wait in line for a marriage license at Boston City Hall. Note the sign - Boston knew there would be a big rush for these licenses, and made preparations for it. At the end of the process, the clerk who helped us slid the form we'd filled out back to us, saying that they usually just throw these forms away at this point, but that on that day, everyone wanted to keep their forms. She was visibly happy and surprised at all the positive energy and happiness that day.</p> <p>Another point: We had lined up early for the license on the first day because then-Governor Mitt Romney was making noise about stopping same-sex marriages as soon as he could. We wanted to get married ASAP so that we could join any official resistance to his efforts.<br /><br />Pictured: Peter Muise (on left) and Tony Grima.<br /><br />Photograph by Jeff Knudsen, also in line for his marriage license.</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Knudsen, Jeff Subject The topic of the resource Grima, Tony; Muise, Peter Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital content made available by The History Project on DOCUMENTED is intended for personal research and educational purposes. Commercial use or distribution of this content is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. The History Project holds copyright to select content made available in DOCUMENTED. Copyright to other content may be held by authors, artists, or their heirs, or may be in the public domain. Requests to reproduce, distribute, or publish content in The History Project should be sent to info@historyproject.org. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context THP-marriage-project-0001-0001