Editorial: Marriages in San Francisco

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The Capital Times, February 17, 2004

Editorial: Marriages in San Francisco
Americans should pause for a moment to consider the phenomenon that has taken place in San Francisco over the past several days.

Last week, the city's newly elected mayor, Gavin Newsom, ordered officials to issue licenses to same-sex couples, declaring that he was merely ensuring equal treatment of gays and lesbians. City Assessor Mabel

Teng started issuing the licenses and, by the tens, then by the hundreds and finally by the thousands, gay and lesbian couples started showing up to apply.

In the pouring rain, from morning to night, people from across the country waited patiently in a line that often stretched three blocks long to get a chance to marry. Many of the couples had been together for decades; some of them had their kids with them.

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2. rofl..... funny thought.....

consider san francisco to be a test for the right's fears.

i'll believe we need a defense of marriage act of some sort when either of the following occurs in san francisco:

(a) the rate of straight marriage plummets as a result of the spike in gay marriage, or

(b) the divorce rate among straight folks increases sharply as a result of the spike in gay marriages.

those are the only 2 things that could possibly get me on the religous right's side on this issue.....

:)