Boston Globe on line headline news : Susan Shepherd (right) and Marcia Hams (center) celebrated today after becoming the first same-sex couple to apply for a marriage license in Massachusetts. (Globe Staff Photo / Dina Rudick) Boston Globe on line headline news : Susan Shepherd (right) and Marcia Hams (center) celebrated today after becoming the first same-sex couple to apply for a marriage license in Massachusetts. (Globe Staff Photo / Dina Rudick)