On the 20th anniversary of Massachusetts becoming the first state in the nation to legally recognize same-sex marriage, Selendy Gay authored an op-ed in the New York Law Journal expressing our support of marriage equality, the significance of the court decisions that made it possible, and the importance of protecting this fundamental right for all Americans.
As a partnership that counts more than one-third of its members as LGBTQ+—all of whom are married—and as a firm where more than 20% of its lawyers identify as LGBTQ+, we understand first-hand the impact of the landmark decision made 20 years ago and the many benefits marriage equality brings to our communities and nation.