As much as this whole marriage thing really isn’t our bag, we never like
to miss a party and we couldn’t help but get swept up in the
street-closure brouhaha. The word “historic” was getting tossed around
alot, as was the joke, “So when’s the wedding?” LOL! Florists and wedding planners across the state better brace themselves: it’s gonna be a busy fucking summer.
Real news outlets are covering the political implications of the CA Supreme Court’s decision, and the NYT suggests this may put McCain in kind of a pickle: if he makes a big deal of the issue, he stands to alienate centrists who are far more concerned with gas prices and the war; if he doesn’t make a big deal of it, he stands to lose the fundie/zealot/social conservative base that got Bush elected twice.
UPDATE: Speaking of expensive weddings, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia DeRossi plan to wed immediately.
And now, a few
pictures. And here’s a video of some of the speeches, including Bevan’s. (Click to enlarge.)
Here’s a slightly blurry picture of Supervisor Bevan Dufty up there greeting the crowd, and at right, that’s porn star Jack Ryan, and part of Sister Roma’s boa headpiece. Jack was roaming with Nakedswordsman 2008, Colby Taylor.
These three come from SFtrajan on Flickr.
Additional Photo, c/o Darryl Bush at the SF Chronicle.
And here’s a rather long bit of YouTube journalism about yesterday’s ruling, with footage in SF.
Ruling May Revive Gay Marriage As Issue (NYT)
They Were Talking About It All Day in the Castro (SF Gate)