Marriages go on

Thousands of same-sex couples were married in San Francisco over the long weekend, and in the absence of other news, the story with its happy pictures and Valentine's theme dominated the media, to the consternation of homophobes. Right-wingers finally got a chance to sue to stop the weddings today, but a judge delayed ruling, and the nuptuals went on.

Here is a PDF file of the Feb. 10 letter from SF Mayor Gavin Newson to the county clerk ordering her to begin issuing marriage licenses to all couples.
Here is the filing of one of the lawsuits against the mayor and the county clerk by right-wingers trying to stop the weddings.

Meanwhile, in Orange County, Calif., two women sued the county clerk for not issuing them a marriage license Jan. 7.