Julie and Hillary Goodridge: Lesbian Couple who Led the Fight for Gay Marriage in Massachusetts File for Divorce

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File this one under, don’t ask for things they might come true. Julie and Hillary Goodridge were among seven gay couples who filed a lawsuit that led to a court ruling making Massachusetts the first state to legalize same-sex marriages in 2004 have filed for divorce.

The couple became the public face of the debate in the state and married the first day same-sex marriages became legal.

The divorce case was filed last week in Suffolk Probate and Family Court and was not unexpected. The couple announced they were separating in 2006.

I wonder if it would have been an easier separation for the couple had their been no marriage?

5 Responses to “Julie and Hillary Goodridge: Lesbian Couple who Led the Fight for Gay Marriage in Massachusetts File for Divorce”

1. txchic on February 4th, 2009 10:51 am

   this really doesn’t surprise me do to the high divorce rate in general. i really don’t have an issue with gay marriage so long as individual church’s aren’t forced to perform ceremonies. once you’ve witnessed 1st hand the problems that arise when a couple isn’t allowed to be recognized as such you tend to see things differently (such as spousal health care).

   i wish them both the best.

2. caesu on February 4th, 2009 11:35 am

   so the other 6 couples are still married?
   that’s already a lower divorce rate than straight couples.

3. buster on February 4th, 2009 12:24 pm

   I guess the carpet wore out

4. dee on February 4th, 2009 2:37 pm

   buster…come on now “the carpet wore out” funny yes, appropriate no….good sense of humor….though.

5. lex on January 19th, 2012 11:38 am

   i agree with caesu this is a good rate though if you think it through…apparently it is not a bad thing for same sex marriage especially if the divorce rates are much lower than heterosexual divorces

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