Same-sex marriages begin in Santa Clara County
Gay News Blog Jun 18 08
The first full day of gay marriage in California managed, somehow, to be both extraordinary and routine.
Hundreds of history-making Bay Area couples either wed or got their marriage licenses on what could be considered the first day of a political campaign leading up to a November referendum on gay marriage. They were notably conservative - dressing in suits and skirts, sweats and sandals - as they took their legal vows and sealed their nuptials with quick, almost chaste, kisses.
About three times more marriage licenses were given out in Santa Clara County than on an average Tuesday, but there was an unexpected absence of angry confrontations between gay couples and gay-marriage opponents - only a few solitary protesters. Full story...
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