It would be hard to remain unmoved by the raw emotion of what's
happened in San Francisco this weekend, as the city issued marriage
licenses and conducted weddings for same-sex couples. The
SF Chronicle reports:
They came in wedding dresses and tiaras, in suits and ties, in sneakers and baseball caps, with cameras and friends and armsful of flowers. Some had made advance plans, while others left work in a rush when the call came at midday: Get to City Hall. Now.
And, in another Chronicle story:
Gay and lesbian couples from as far as New York, Texas, Florida, Minnesota and Georgia, as well as others from all corners of the state, have heeded Mayor Gavin Newsom's invitation to marry, even if it meant driving all night or hopping on a plane.
The AP/Washington Post tells us:
The numbers have been so overwhelming -- nearly 1,000 couples as of 1:30 p.m. Saturday with the line still around the block -- the city has deputized marriage commissioners. -- Someone carried a sign: "50 Percent of State Marriages End in Divorce. Are You Worried We Can Do Better."
The fundamentalists are seeking a court injunction to block all this, and to put asunder those now joined together. Increasingly, the ugly intolerance beneath their "pro-family" mask is being exposed.
The Needs of the Party Trump Those of the Individual.
Yet
another Chronicle story reports that:
Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank called [San Francisco Mayor] Newsom. The veteran gay representative told the mayor to drop the idea -- the time wasn't right.
No, mustn't embarrass John Kerry, even if it means putting
barricades around city hall to keep the gay masses out.
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