Gay Couples can now marry in California
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To all same-sex or gay couples (or whatever ‘label’ you want to use) out there, good news, you can now marry in California (Same sex marriages have been available here in New Zealand for the last 2 years or so!)
Guess who first couple to get married under this new law in California? An octogenarian couple! Sweeeettt!
The bride wore a pastel-coloured pant-suit – and so did the other bride. At 5.01pm yesterday, Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin walked up the steps of San Francisco’s City Hall and the two women became the first gay couple to take advantage of California’s decision to legalise same-sex marriage.
After half a century together, the couple, who are both in their eighties, were married in front of 50 guests by the city’s mayor, Gavin Newsom. They were hand-picked to usher in a “summer of love” in recognition of their status as pioneers of the gay rights movement.
When Ms Lyon, 84, and Ms Martin, 87, fell in love in 1952, gays and lesbians faced arrest and imprisonment; in some cases, they were subjected to electro-shock therapy. This week, after a long campaign, thousands are rushing to celebrate equality – of a sort.
“It’s something that’s been due a long time, so thank God it’s finally here,” Ms Lyon told reporters. “Our love and lives together deserve celebrating. Although we have little need for more kitchen gadgets, we do believe a government acknowledgment of our fundamental constitutional rights is a fitting gift.”
Read the rest of the article HERE.
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