Long Path to the Altar for Gay Couples in Calif.

SelectPlusLong Path to the Altar for Gay Couples in Calif.Long Path to the Altar for Gay Couples in Calif.The Associated PressCalifornia today becomes only the second state in the nation after Massachusetts to allow gays to get married. Last month's ruling by the state Supreme Court kicks in at 5:01 p.m. Pacific time. (June 16)Today marks the beginning of a new era in the Golden State ---- as California joins only Massachusetts in officially allowing gay marriage.Last month's historic 4 to 3 ruling by the state's Supreme Court kicks in just after 5 o'clock this afternoon(VOX UP CHEERING OUTSIDE COURT)Among the first in line to say their vows will be an elderly couple in their 80's --- Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin....They've been together for more than 50 years.San Francisco's mayor will perform their marriage at City Hall, honoring the Lesbian couple as pioneers of the gay rights cause.But come November there will be yet another hurdle to clear for same-sex couples... An initiative for outlawing gay marriage has made it on the state's ballot. If the measure passes, it would amend California's constitution and define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.26 other states across the country have similar amendments, banning official gay unions.But as for today, many California counties say they will be keeping their clerk's offices open late...In an effort to accommodate same-sex couples eager to legalize their love.___ ___, The Associated Press.

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[thursdaysrecords]

Has anyone else noticed how the messages from anti-gay crusaders are always negative, often disgustng and sick, and never in any way uplifting or cheerful?

What pathetic, and hate-obsessed band of thugs has kidnapped God, where are they keeping Him captive, and by what authority are they using His credit cards?

What part of the word EQUALITY do these faith-based hate warriors dislike so much? What part of "Live and Let Live" offends them so? Please tell me God did NOT send these monsters?

[EchosFromaBlankMind]

Finally the bible thumpers are silenced. All they kept promoting was thier bigotry and hate. Finally gays can be married and enjoy life openly and not in the shadows as those before them. The world will not fall apart, nor will the heavens drop down upon us. Demons will not inhabit this earth, as long as we exclude politicians and religious fanatics. This is a new era, one that should be embraced by all especially those that believe in god, nuff said!

[xXYaoiKittyXx]

Stop this crap saying: OH HEY SINCE YOU GAY GO FUCK SOME ANIMALS TOO bullshit! People, no matter what gender, should be allowed to marry to whatever gender! It makes no damn sense for you to say to go fuck animals since your gay now. No sense at all. Makes you jerks look like a retarded scumbag with no lovelife at all.

[ezmereldagreen]

@wulf2001 i hope that 1 year on you have learned to be a nicer person with real empathy for others.....no one should be bothered about what consenting adults do or how they live...i hope you are no longer a sad relic of olden times.

[ezmereldagreen]

guys there is no god....certainly not a god who wold create something only to say its wrong....gay people have a right to a life like anyone else and those who object can just think a little about how they'd like things if THEY had been born gay....catch up with the rest of the west...

[wulf2001]

God doesn't hate anyone. Most have control over their lives and what they do with it. Just as easily as a man can become accustomed to only being erect for a certain fetish (leather, foot, etc) they can do so for a certain sex. For men sex is mainly mental, feel free to discuss it with your doctor. I believe this will be proven over the decades as we will see a rise in homosexuality caused by acceptance of it therefor causing more men to accustom themselves to bisexual and homosexual tendencies.

[wulf2001]

actually the old testament has been rewritten in perfect order by the jews, line for line word for word each word below the next perfectly for millenias. And even there it says its WRONG. Now I dont care where u want to shove ur meat stick all I would like to see is marriage dissolved by government and for them to call it something else so everyone gets their rights without forcing priests to sin. I get "married" by my priest then go to city hall and register that I am "joined" to my wife

[yttihp11]

@wulf2001 yer it says a hell of a lot of things in the bible, especially before it was re written that are completely normal now, the bible was written god didnt write the bible men did. im not gunna argue because i know its you beleifs and i wont change that but please just try to accept us. after all if god hated gays that much i dout we would be here. and gays are still humans not animals.

[Dubster80]

I now pronounce you man and fag...

[jaydeybugz]

...continued. and sonnets were SHAKESPERIAN. and they were also very religious times

which proves that the 'true' bible (the thing you would all be reading if it hadnt been changed by various controlling leaders) actually wouldnt have anything against homosexuals.

Victorian laws made homosexuality illegal...and then because they were religious times...queen victoria changed the bible to fit the law so people would follow.

[jaydeybugz]

i hope you all realise that the bible has been changed numerous of times by kings and queens to suit the laws of the land at that particular time. homosexuality wasnt thought of to be bad until Victorian times which proves that the 'true' bible never thought of homosexuality to even be possible or bad.. Queen Elizabeth didnt think it was possible for two women to have sex, therefore lesbianism was not thought of to even be possible. A sonnet is a love poem from a man to a young boy.

[wulf2001]

has any ever though about the rights of the Christians? Forcing a man to marry a couple when it clearly goes against his beliefs. Go have all the rights you want just stop trying to force good people to do evil things. I read about a priest in Canada whom they took to court because he refused to marry a gay couple after they legalized it in the area... they want to FORCE him to go against his religious practices. Why cant u you get married at city hall and leave the church out of it.