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Touching Photos Of Gay Couples Finally Getting Hitched

In Maryland, James Scales (left) and William Tasker rang in New Year's Day with their kiss as a married couple. The two had been together for 35 years before their wedding.

Touching Photos Of Gay Couples Finally Getting Hitched

Tasker in particular was pretty excited after he and Scales were wed by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.

Tasker in particular was pretty excited after he and Scales were wed by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.

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In total, seven same-sex couples got married on Jan. 1 at Baltimore's City Hall. Darcia Anthony (left) and Danielle Williams were one of those couples.

In total, seven same-sex couples got married on Jan. 1 at Baltimore

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Shehan Welihinda (left) and Ryan Wilson also celebrated their big day on Jan. 1. Check out their flashy matching attire.

Shehan Welihinda (left) and Ryan Wilson also celebrated their big day on Jan. 1. Check out their flashy matching attire.

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The two placed rings on each other's fingers at the same time during their City Hall ceremony.

The two placed rings on each other

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Same-sex couples in Seattle, Wash., turned out in droves at midnight on Dec. 6 to legally tie the knot.

Same-sex couples in Seattle, Wash., turned out in droves at midnight on Dec. 6 to legally tie the knot.

Zone Montoya, Tasha Bassett, Nick Chicka, and Jeff Lovern were all smiles as both couples received their marriage licenses at 3 a.m. in Seattle.

Zone Montoya, Tasha Bassett, Nick Chicka, and Jeff Lovern were all smiles as both couples received their marriage licenses at 3 a.m. in Seattle.

Jane Abbott Lighty (L) and Pete-e Petersen celebrated as the clock struck midnight on Dec. 6 in Seattle. The women met on a blind date in 1977 and have been together ever since, CNN reported. Lighty was 77 and Petersen was 85 when Washington legalized gay marriage.

Jane Abbott Lighty (L) and Pete-e Petersen celebrated as the clock struck midnight on Dec. 6 in Seattle. The women met on a blind date in 1977 and have been together ever since, CNN reported. Lighty was 77 and Petersen was 85 when Washington legalized gay marriage.

Those 35 years of waiting paid off last month when the two finally received their marriage license.

Those 35 years of waiting paid off last month when the two finally received their marriage license.

But they weren't the only ones celebrating. Brendon Taga (left) and Jesse Pageat were the second couple to get a same-sex marriage license in Washington state.

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Same-sex couples lined up to get their marriage licenses or cheer on their friends in Maine on Dec. 29.

Same-sex couples lined up to get their marriage licenses or cheer on their friends in Maine on Dec. 29.

That crowd lined up down the hallway of the clerk's office waiting for their marriage licenses.

That crowd lined up down the hallway of the clerk

K. Barrett Wilkinson and Katie Kondrat head into the City Hall in Portland, Maine to make their marriage legal..

K. Barrett Wilkinson and Katie Kondrat head into the City Hall in Portland, Maine to make their marriage legal..

Two men emerge from their ceremony to applause from everyone waiting outside the clerk's office.

Two men emerge from their ceremony to applause from everyone waiting outside the clerk

At the end of the night, those lines seem worth it as now-married couples left the clerk's office together.

At the end of the night, those lines seem worth it as now-married couples left the clerk

The Supreme Court recently agreed to take up gay marriage.

The Supreme Court recently agreed to take up gay marriage.

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