Bring out the Champagne! Gay Marriage Ban Overturned in California


	Bring out the Champagne! Gay Marriage Ban Overturned in California

zizzy

5-15-2008 4:29 PM

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zizzy says:

A big hug and kiss to my gay brothers and sisters in California!

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5-15-2008 5:36 PM

alanocu

really happy to hear this!

5-15-2008 8:10 PM

debbyski

I'll drink to that baby

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Outside the courthouse, gay marriage supporters cried and cheered as the news spread.</p> <P>Jeanie Rizzo, one of the plaintiffs, called Pali Cooper, her partner of 19 years, and asked, "Pali, will you marry me?"</p> <P>"This is a very historic day. This is just such freedom for us," Rizzo said. "This is a message that says all of us are entitled to human dignity."</p> <P>In the Castro, historically a center of the gay community in San Francisco, Tim Oviatt started crying while watching the news on TV.</p> <P>"I've been waiting for this all my life," he said. "This is a life-affirming moment</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/48DDFD90-A175-4252-B33E-1A2E58E0DD20/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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