‘The Hard-Won Fight’: BCAE Celebrates a Decade of Same-Sex Marriage
It’s been ten years since Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage. The Boston Center for Adult Education celebrates the anniversary with special programming.
“The Hard-Won Fight: America’s First Legal Same-Sex Marriages’’ showcases pictures by Marilyn Humphries and Susan Symonds documenting the struggle for marriage equality, from the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling to the memorable first weddings. Joel Benjamin’s “Marriage Equality/10th Anniversary Portraits’’ features recent images of some of the first gay and lesbian couples to be married in the state.
Both exhibitions kick off with a “Sip the Rainbow’’ reception. For the party, Ki Bar Event + Cocktail Design INC mixologists create special cocktails inspired by the colors of the Gay Pride Flag.
At “A Public Conversation: 10 Years of Gay Marriage,’’ Rob Compton, David Wilson, Hillary Goodridge, Julie Goodridge, and former Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice John M. Greaney share firsthand accounts of the history. WGBH’s Jared Bowen moderates the panel.
Special LGBTQ-themed classes, including “How to Plan a Gay Wedding’’ and “Out Loud: Reading Gay Plays’’ will be offered throughout May and June.
“Sip the Rainbow’’ reception Friday, May 16 from 6-8 p.m. Donation $20, $15 advance.
Exhibits are on view during May and June, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and some weekends. Free admission.
Panel discussion Tuesday, May 20, 6:30-8 p.m. $10.
Boston Center for Adult Education, 122 Arlington St., Boston. 617-267-4430, www.bcae.org
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