Moose & Solly finally revealed
Jun 16, 2008 18:56:27 GMT -5
Post by Sparty on Jun 16, 2008 18:56:27 GMT -5
Congrats, ladies!
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SAN FRANCISCO - Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin fell in love at a time when lesbians risked being arrested, fired from their jobs and sent to electroshock treatment. On Monday afternoon, more than a half-century after they became a couple, Lyon, 84, and Martin, 87, plan to become the first same-sex couple to legally exchange marriage vows in San Francisco, and among the first in the state.
"It was something you wanted to know, 'Is it really going to happen?' And now it's happened, and maybe it can continue to happen," Lyon said.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom plans to officiate at the private ceremony in his City Hall office before 50 invited guests.
The May 15 state Supreme Court ruling overturning laws banning gay marriage goes into effect at 5 p.m. local time. At least five county clerks offices are opening their doors after hours on Monday to issue gender-neutral marriage licenses, and like Lyon and Martin, many couples will be married on the spot.
A conservative Christian legal group that opposes the marriages has filed a petition with a state appeals court in an effort to stop the weddings, but legal experts consider the motion a longshot. A spokeswoman from the Virginia-based Liberty Counsel said Monday it hadn't heard anything from the court.
He picked Martin and Lyon for the front of the line in recognition of their long relationship and their status as pioneers of the gay-rights movement.
Along with six other women, they founded a San Francisco social club for lesbians in 1955 called the Daughters of Bilitis. Under their leadership, it evolved into the nation's first lesbian advocacy organization. They have the FBI files to prove it.
"It was something you wanted to know, 'Is it really going to happen?' And now it's happened, and maybe it can continue to happen," Lyon said.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom plans to officiate at the private ceremony in his City Hall office before 50 invited guests.
The May 15 state Supreme Court ruling overturning laws banning gay marriage goes into effect at 5 p.m. local time. At least five county clerks offices are opening their doors after hours on Monday to issue gender-neutral marriage licenses, and like Lyon and Martin, many couples will be married on the spot.
A conservative Christian legal group that opposes the marriages has filed a petition with a state appeals court in an effort to stop the weddings, but legal experts consider the motion a longshot. A spokeswoman from the Virginia-based Liberty Counsel said Monday it hadn't heard anything from the court.
He picked Martin and Lyon for the front of the line in recognition of their long relationship and their status as pioneers of the gay-rights movement.
Along with six other women, they founded a San Francisco social club for lesbians in 1955 called the Daughters of Bilitis. Under their leadership, it evolved into the nation's first lesbian advocacy organization. They have the FBI files to prove it.
