 Look what we've done! I haven't seen this many lesbians in West Hollywood in years! Now I know you all are going to get married, now live here for Christ's sake! Listen, 30 years ago, 33, I came out when I was 17 years old in 1980 and I had a big future ahead of me. And 21 years ago I met the love of my life and we became domestic partners here in West Hollywood. And five years ago we got married, but it was nine hours ago that the government said, You belong! You belong! We are no longer the other. We are Americans. Thank you all very much and thank you for coming to West Hollywood. Thank you! Let's hear it a big round of applause for our elected officials who've helped make this day possible. Now for our next guest, I have this long list of accomplishments, but I think I can kind of skip over it and just say that we ought to call this guy the equality mayor. You know who I'm talking about? This is a guy who was on our side before it was cool. He has been on our side his entire career and it is my great privilege to introduce you to Mayor Antonio Villargoza. Bring up a few friends. Wendy Gruhl, the city controller. Ron Galperin, the city controller elect. Mike Bonin, the council member elect. And Mitchell Farrell, council member elect. Let's give them a big hand. We now have two openly gay council members to be on the city council, the city of Los Angeles. And I couldn't be prouder to be here, to stand here with all of you, to celebrate today. You see today marks an historic day. An historic day for civil rights. An historic day for the Constitution of the United States of America. An historic day for love and an historic day for the LGBT community. This morning equality triumphed everybody. And the Supreme Court has spoken in favor of love, in favor of dignity, in favor of humanity. Proposition 8 is over and done with. And thank God for that. We gather here today to honor this special moment. With this decision, the court has reaffirmed a basic American truth. Bigotry and bias have no place in our laws or in our Constitution. Since 1994, when I joined Sheila Kuhl as a member of the gay and lesbian caucus in the California state legislature, I've been a strong supporter of marriage equality and this community. And I've always said if we truly believe in family values, we should value every single family. And today we stand together with tens of thousands of LGBT Californians who want something so basic, so simple, so human. They want to seal their lifelong commitment to each other through the bonds of marriage. Today we stand together with millions of LGBT Americans who want to do the same thing. Now the far-sighted citizens of Washington, Maryland, Maine have all extended the freedom to marry the same-sex couples. To Jay, we joined the rank of these pioneering states because today California will allow same-sex couples the right to marry. Now the court didn't just reject Proposition 8, it also put an end to DOMA. With today's ruling, the Supreme Court decision stands on the side of fairness and love. Fairness to build a life with the one you love. Fairness to respect each other's differences through the eyes of the law. Fairness that the rights and responsibilities of marriage be extended and recognized by all Americans. I'm proud to say that here in the city of LA and the great city of West Hollywood, we have always glowed with all the colors of the rainbow. And I'm proud to say we always will. But today is a special day. Today we glow a little brighter. And you know what? I think it's important that we get this message in Spanish as well, which they asked me to do. Los Angeles. It's very happy to be able to celebrate with all of you this historic day. For the civil rights, for love, and for the LGBT community. This morning the equality triumphed. And that's why we gathered here to honor this special moment. You speak Spanish, right? With your decision, the court reaffirmed once again a fundamental value for all of you. That intolerance and prejudice do not fit in our laws or our constitution. He also reaffirmed that if we really believe in family values, we must value all families, not just some. Thank you very much. And I want to say something about Chad Griffin. Because I was there during those debates, everyone. Some of them happened in my office. And I can tell you that this man stood with the courage of his convictions. And I want to thank him and America should thank him as well. I love you. Thank you so much.