Photo Gallery: Same-Sex Marriages Begin in California
It is now legal for homosexual couples to get married in California. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom performed the first ceremony, which took place on Monday, June 16, 2008. Check out photos below.
Same-Sex Marriage
Same-sex couple Del Martin (L) and Phyllis Lyon (R) kiss after they were married by San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom in a private ceremony at San Francisco City Hall June 16, 2008 in San Francisco, California. Martin and Lyon were the first couples to bemarried in San Francisco as same-sex marriages become legal in California.