Same sex marriage legalized in California
The California Supreme Court has legalized same sex marriage in California, ruling this morning on the case that stemmed from San Francisco's move in 2004 to unilaterally allow gay and lesbian couples to get hitched. This is a big day for Mayor Gavin Newsom (who decided the city should go ahead and issue marriage licenses to everyone, which was by far the boldest and best thing he's done from Room 200), City Attorney Dennis Herrera (who won the legal fight, making California just the second state to extend marriage rights to all Californians), and all residents of San Francisco and California.
The press conferences at City Hall kick off at noon and it's likely to be quite a celebration down there (mixed in with some apoplectic opponents of gay rights, I'm sure), so ride your bicycle on down and help mark a historic day for San Francisco.
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Comments (5)
up yours SFBG Gavin-haters!
He's a big hero now!
Posted by haha | May 15, 2008 01:52 PM
And he deserves this moment in the spotlight, almost as much as Herrera. But we don't hate Gavin and never have. In fact, if we took more bold steps like this that helped San Francisco set this kind of example for the rest of the country, we would love him.
Posted by Steven T. Jones | May 15, 2008 03:38 PM
We just don't hate. We disagree with a lot of what Gavin's done, but we have the intellectual honesty to respect truly honorable work. And we never hate.
Posted by Al in S.F. | May 16, 2008 05:16 AM
And we also need to see if this ruling energizes the right wing, which appears to have lain dormant and demoralized this cycle until up to this point, for the November elections.
There are those who thought that Newsom's February 2004 decision to allow same sex marriage energized the right wing and led to Kerry's loss that November.
Progress is neither linear nor continuous. There are fits and starts. Sometimes there is progress on one front, only to see a backlash and retrenchment on another.
-marc
Posted by marc salomon | May 16, 2008 10:12 AM
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