On May 18, the day after Massachusetts became the first state to allow gay marriage, The Washington Times put single quotation marks around the words “marriage” and “marry” in its headlines of articles reporting on the legal weddings. The newspaper also put double quotation marks around the words “wed” and “weddings” -- as well as “marriage” and “marry” -- throughout the articles' references to gay marriage. Other news organizations throughout the United States did not put quotation marks around these words.
The headlines of The Washington Times' May 18 articles on Massachusetts gay marriages: