NORTHAMPTON, MA - MAY 17: Kate Gilman (L), 22-years-old, and her partner, Laura Gilman, 21-years-old, (she is changing her last name to Kate's), who are both from Connecticut and say they are planning to move to Massachusetts after marrying, wait in line in front of the Northampton, Massachusetts City Clerk office at the Wallace J. Puchalski Municipal Building to apply for a marriage license May 17, 2004 in Northampton, Massachusetts. They joined couples who began applying for licenses and marrying throughout the state as Massachusetts became the first state in the U.S. to legally marry same-sex couples, due to a state Supreme Court decision last year. Couples started applying for licenses today, and some obtained permission to waive the mandatory 72-hour waiting period to marry right away. (Photo by Angela Jimenez/Getty Images)