Gay Marriages Begin in California - great pic

[spanone]

SAN FRANCISCO — With a series of simple “I dos,” gay and lesbian couples across California began the state’s court-approved and potentially short-lived experiment with same-sex marriage on Monday, the first of what is expected to be a crush of such unions in the coming weeks.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/16/us/16cnd-weddings.html?hp

[bigwillq]

1. Great pic!

K and R! :bounce:

[deadmessengers]

2. Experiment?!

Experiment, my foot. Freedom is NOT an experiment. :mad: :wtf:

[uppityperson]

6. Equal rights is NOT an experiment.

[RoseMead]

3. Bless the newlyweds!

Congratulations!:party:

[ellie]

4. Awesome!

Congratulations Del and Phyllis and all those able to get married!

[bobbolink]

5. Beautiful picture..... they've waited so long.

Thank you for posting this...

(sniff)

Weddings do that to me...

:party:

[Mojambo]

7. People being happy? We CAN'T allow that! n/t

:sarcasm:

[bluesmail]

8. A human rights win for one is a win for all. n/t

[undeterred]

9. That picture is worth a thousand words.

I think it will make a lot of people who are on the wrong side of this think about who and what they are opposing.

[Mabus]

12. A couple in love

always makes a good picture.

:toast:

Damn. Now I feel like crying again. It's what I do at weddings.

[Nikki Stone1]

10. These two made me cry.

Can you imagine that when these women first met each other that being gay was considered a psychiatric disorder and that electroshock was one of the approved treatments?


I am proud to be a Californian today.

[roguevalley]

11. how beautiful this day is. progress, one small step at a time. Mazel Tov to all!

[spanone]

13. shameless kick for freedom to be

[Hekate]

14. Kick for happiness

:kick:

[ThatsMyBarack]

15. Kick for CAAAAAKE!!!!!!

:9 :kick: :party: