Bowdoin College

01/07/2025 | News release | Archived content

Mary Bonauto H’14 Receives Presidential Citizens Medal

Bonauto first fought to legalize same-sex marriage in Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine before arguing before the Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges, which established marriage equality as the law of the land.

"Her efforts made millions of families whole and forged a more perfect Union," read a statement from the White House.