As first woman, LGBTQ governor in Mass., Maura Healey’s inauguration is more than just a history lesson - The Boston Globe

As Maura Healey placed her hand on a family Bible originally owned by her great-great-grandmother, history was made in front of the hundreds packed into the State House and countless others watching at home. “Who would have thunk that in our lifetimes, we’d see a very out and proud lesbian elected governor,” said Isaacson, a prominent activist and lobbyist who led the fight for gay marriage on Beacon Hill. “Thirty years ago, did we think it? No.” On Thursday, Arline Isaacson witnessed something she once never thought she would see....