Gay Couples From N.M. May Marry in Mass.
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BOSTON — Gay couples from New Mexico can marry in Massachusetts because their home state has not explicitly banned same-sex marriage, Massachusetts officials say. New Mexico joins Rhode Island as the only states whose gay residents are allowed to marry in Massachusetts, the only state that has legalized same-sex marriage.
The Massachusetts’ Registrar of Vital Records, Stanley Nyberg, instructed city and town clerks in a July 18 notice to give marriage licenses to gay couples from New Mexico.
