The much watched Prop 8 case in California has often overshadowed another gay marriage suit on the East Coast, but a ruling today out of Boston has turned the tables for now.

万众瞩目的加州8号提案案件常掩盖了在东海岸发生的另一件同性婚姻诉讼，但今天在波士顿产生的这一判决立刻扭转了局面。

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Personal actions, too smaller and more delicate follow suit: Mortgages are signed, marriage contracts sealed, birth certificates filled in, death certificates handed out.

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