Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples are beginning to file for marriage licenses today across Massachusetts which has become the first state in the union to recognize same sex marriages. On Friday the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an eleventh-hour effort by conservative and religious groups to block the state from giving out marriage licenses. In Cambridge, the city hall opened its doors just after midnight this morning as 250 couples waited in line to apply for licenses. Susan Shepherd and her partner Marcia Hams were the first to apply. Outside the City Hall, 10,000 supporters gathered to mark the historic event. In November, the state supreme court upheld the constitutionality of gay marriage. This came after seven same-sex couples sued the state for the right to marry.