'That Day Wasn't About Us': One Of The 1st Same-Sex Married Couples Looks Back
David Wilson and his husband Rob Compton were plaintiffs in a lawsuit that led to marriage equality in Massachusetts in 2004. At StoryCorps, they remember their wedding day.
by Michael Garofalo
May 17, 2019
2 minutes
Fifteen years ago, David Wilson and his husband Rob Compton were one of the first same-sex couples to marry in the U.S.
If it had been up to Wilson and Compton, their union would've been recognized years before that. Frustrated by the injustice, both men became plaintiffs in a lawsuit that led to Massachusetts becoming the first state to
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