Same Sex Marriage Already Approved in California

Congratulations to the newly weds!
Oooops!... shall I say Congratulations to the "gays" and "lesbians" who were already married to their same sex partners!

Yes, you heard it loud and clear!

Same sex marriage was already legal in California. When homosexual couples heard about this news, they hurriedly flock in California to be officialy married. The said event happened on June 17, 2008 at the San Francisco City Hall where hundreds of same sex couples happily, dramatically and tearfully exchanged vows with each other. Many couples waited years before they got to be married. As what the interviewed couples said, "We were married five years ago in our church in Grass Valley, now California's allowing us to do it this way," Brafford said through tears. "We're not second-class citizens anymore. Love really is, and it doesn't hurt a soul."

John Paul and Chip Carman of Nevada City were married in the chapel at the recorder's office with a dozen friends and family members sharing in their day.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, county recorder-clerk Greg Diaz, who officiated, told them "You may now seal your vows with a kiss."

The couple, who have been together for 15 years, plan a larger ceremony in the fall but wanted to marry last Tuesday because of the historical significance.

Paul said the first discussions they had about the marriage revolved around legal rights, though they'd already been registered as domestic partners, but it came to be about much more than that.
"What it really addresses is marriage is not about sex and it's not about money," Carman said. "(There's a) spiritual side and a civil side, (but it's) really about love between two people."
Paul said he was surprised by the emotional response he had.

"This is really profound," he said. "What marriage does, it cements that commitment.
"I hope this is a beginning because it allows a portion of society to not feel marginalized."
Many reacted with this issue, especailly those who were anti of this particular topic.

Well, homosexual couples were just happy to be married with their loved one and never really cared at all to what other people say about them, what they know is that they love each other and that matters most for them.

Michelle Y. Castidad