Tears and whoops of joys as gay/lesbian couples hear they're entitled to equal rights

Qnews  May 15 08

Source: San Francisco Chronicle , Los Angeles Times , San Jose Mercury News CA marriage case San Francisco -- There were whoops of joys and hugs and tears among scores of gay rights advocates and same-sex couples this morning outside the California Supreme Court building in San Francisco as word spread that the justices had cleared the way for gay and lesbian marriages. Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California, a gay rights group, ran out of the building on McAllister Street and screamed, "We won!" just after the decision was released at 10 a.m. Many people unfurled California. Full story...

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