And Margaret C.D. Barusch ’06, a member of the BGLTSA, expressed a similar sentiment after witnessing the celebration at City Hall.
“Once people start seeing that all these people are getting married and the sky is not falling, I think it will become a non-issue,” she said.
BGLTSA member Jordan B. Woods ’06 said he hoped to one day tell his children about the scene at City Hall, and added that the possibility of a ban on same-sex marriage will keep him involved in gay rights advocacy.
“We still have to keep on fighting,” he said. “Even though we were able to recognize a historic moment on May 17, if we don’t continue being active and pushing for what we want, then we are not going to get that.”
—Andrew C. Esensten, Michael M. Grynbaum and Claire Provost contributed to the reporting of this article.
—Staff writer Jessica R. Rubin-Wills can be reached at rubinwil@fas.harvard.edu.