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{{short description|New Zealand footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Melissa Ray
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Ray made her [[New Zealand women's national football team|Football Ferns]] début as a substitute in 9-0 World Cup qualifier win over [[Cook Islands women's national football team|Cook Islands]] on 9 April 2003,<ref name=nzflup>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id42.htm|title=Football Ferns - Line-ups|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=7 July 2009}}</ref> and finished her international career with eight caps to her credit.<ref name=candg />
 
Ray was one of the first New Zealand LGBT+ citizens to marry her then partner, Tash Vitali, after the [[Same-sex marriage in New Zealand|Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill]] entered into law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/bills-and-laws/bills-proposed-laws/document/00DBHOH_BILL11528_1/marriage-definition-of-marriage-amendment-bill|title=Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill - New Zealand Parliament|website=parliament.nz|language=en|access-date=2023-07-31|archive-date=10 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110231618/https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/bills-and-laws/bills-proposed-laws/document/00DBHOH_BILL11528_1/marriage-definition-of-marriage-amendment-bill|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Collins, Simon. (26 July 2013). [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/sadness-mars-lesbian-couples-big-day/NO7EEFWWD2TD6XE7UKVWJI6Y4Y/ ''Sadness mars lesbian couple's big day'']. ''[[New Zealand Herald]]''.</ref> The wedding made international news,<ref>(19 August 2013). [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23747242 ''New Zealand gay couples hold first weddings'']. ''[[BBC News]]''.</ref> but the marriage ended a year later.<ref>Collins, Simon. (16 July 2014). [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/same-sex-marriage-pioneers-split/74JIILBBMOXYAHISEYJ53CY2ZU// ''Same-sex marriage pioneers split'']. ''[[New Zealand Herald]].''</ref>
 
==References==
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==External links==
*{{FIFA player|199127|Melissa Ray}}
 
{{New Zealand squad 2003 OFC Women's Championship}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ray, Melissa}}
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[[Category:AssociationWomen's footballersassociation football players not categorized by position]]
[[Category:Same-sex marriage in New Zealand]]
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