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  • Same-sex couple kisses after getting married at SF City Hall
  • A San Diego County official in charge of issuing marriage licenses asked the state Supreme Court on Friday to stop gay marriages.
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  • Britains Queen Elizabeth II looks up and waves to members of staff of The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  • Britain has legalized gay marriage after Queen Elizabeth II gave her royal stamp of approval.
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  • Same-sex couple kisses after getting married at SF City Hall
  • The California Supreme Court is refusing to order the state to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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  • Opponents of same-sex marriage say they are asking the California Supreme Court to order county clerks to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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  • Opponents of same-sex marriage say they are asking the California Supreme Court to order county clerks to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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  • Lesbian couple marries at San Francisco City Hall
  • Wedding bells continued to ring at San Francisco City Hall on Monday, with about 40 ceremonies taking place in the rotunda.
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  • Lesbian couple marries at San Francisco City Hall
  • Couples flocked to city halls and county courthouses in California as same-sex marriages resumed following a five-year legal hiatus.
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  • Trish and Eve Kedar are the first same-sex couple to wed in Santa Clara County after SCOTUS decision
  • People started lining up early Monday morning as Santa Clara County resumed issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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  • Some U.S. conservatives are voicing support and admiration as Russian authorities crack down on gay-rights activism.
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  • Crowd with rainbow flags at SF Pride Parade
  • A colorful crowd attended SF's Pride Parade to celebrate the recent Supreme Court ruling restoring same-sex marriages in Calif.
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  • Police say two men were shot and injured at San Francisco's Civic Center Sunday evening as Pride celebrations were wrapping up.
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  • Proposition 8 plaintiffs Kris Perry, left, and Sandy Steir ride in San Franciscos 43rd annual gay pride parade
  • Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in downtown San Francisco for the city's annual Pride Parade.
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  • Crowd with rainbow flags at SF Pride Parade
  • A colorful crowd attended SF's Pride Parade to celebrate the recent Supreme Court ruling restoring same-sex marriages in Calif.
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  • Same-sex couple getting married.
  • Supreme Court Justice Kennedy has rejected the petition from Prop. 8 supporters.
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  • Rainbow flag in the sun
  • Over one million people are expected to attend San Francisco's Pride Celebration and Parade, the largest LGBT gathering in the nation.
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  • Same-sex couple kisses after getting married at SF City Hall
  • Happy couples filled San Francisco City Hall on Saturday as clerks resumed issuing same-sex marriage licenses.
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  • Same-sex couple kisses after getting married at SF City Hall
  • Happy couples filled San Francisco City Hall on Saturday as clerks resumed issuing same-sex marriage licenses.
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  • Gay marriage opponents have filed an emergency motion asking the Supreme Court to halt same-sex weddings in California.
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  • Sesame Street decided not to respond to the New Yorkers upcoming magazine cover depicting two of its puppets as a gay couple.
  • Sesame Street decided not to respond to the New Yorker's cover depicting two of its puppets as a gay couple.
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  • Sebastien Trouplin, left, and Ron Podoske hammer nails to a panel of the pink triangle on Twin Peaks
  • Nearly 200 volunteers spent Saturday morning creating a symbolic pink triangle that stretches across SF's Twin Peaks hillside.
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  • Pride celebrations get early boost from Prop 8
  • Gay Pride revelers are snatching up rainbow boas, beads and t-shirts at break-neck speeds thanks to the recent ruling on Prop 8.
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  • Same-sex marriages begin at City Hall
  • San Francisco City Hall was bustling on Friday evening same-sex couples began exchanging vows after a surprise announcement.
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  • California AG Kamala Harris marries Prop. 8 plaintiffs Kristin Perry and Sandra Stier
  • The four plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California's same-sex marriage ban tied the knot Friday.
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  • Kristin Perry and Sandra Stier celebrate after SCOTUS rulings
  • A federal appeals court has cleared the way for California to immediately resume issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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  • Trans community brunch in SF
  • A brunch at San Francisco's Dolores Park on Friday brought several generations of the transgender community together.
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  • Prop 8 plaintiffs married at San Francisco City Hall
  • Proposition 8 plaintiffs Kris Perry and Sandy Stier were the first same-sex couple to get married in California after the ban was overturned.
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  • city hall marriage
  • 9th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted stay on Proposition 8, clearing the way for the state of California to immediately resume issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples after a 4 1/2-year freeze.
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  • Rainbow flag in the sun
  • The landmark same-sex marriage rulings combined with the toasty weather equals a huge turnout predicted for SF's Pride weekend.
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  • Kris Perry, Sandy Stier speak to ABC7 News
  • Prop 8 plaintiffs Kris Perry and Sandy Stier spoke to ABC7 News the day they came back home from Washington.
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  • Prop 8 plaintiffs excited to be back home
  • ABC7 News interviewed two of the Prop 8 plaintiffs that took their case all the way to the Supreme Court.
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  • The Supreme Courts decision on DOMA should help keep some same-sex couples from being separated by an immigration order.
  • The decision on DOMA should help keep some same-sex couples from being separated by an immigration order.
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  • The Supreme Court's decision on DOMA should help keep some same-sex couples from being separated by an immigration order.
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same sex marriage, supreme court, lgbt, castro, immigration, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • Rainbow flag in the sun
  • The landmark same-sex marriage rulings combined with the toasty weather equals a huge turnout predicted for SF's Pride weekend.
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  • SF Pride Parade
  • With the landmark DOMA and Prop. 8 rulings, San Francisco's annual Pride weekend is taking on new historical significance.
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same sex marriage, gavin newsom, supreme court, ed lee, san francisco city hall, lgbt, castro, SFPD, dianne feinstein, news
  • Edie Windsor celebrates SCOTUS ruling on DOMA
  • The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a provision of a federal law denying federal benefits to married same-sex couples.
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  • In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court Wednesday cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California by leaving in place a trial courts declaration that the states Proposition 8 ban was unconstitutional.
  • In a 5-4 decision on Wednesday, the Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California.
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  • California wedding businesses could stand to gain $492 million in revenue over the next 3 years during a same-sex marriage boom.
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  • Judge Vaughn Walker sitting with ABC7 News Mark Matthews
  • The retired judge who originally ruled Prop 8 unconstitutional says it feels good to have his decision affirmed by the Supreme Court.
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  • California wedding businesses could stand to gain $492 million in revenue over the next 3 years during a same-sex marriage boom.
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  • People celebrate Prop 8 decision in Castro late into the night
  • The joyous celebrations in San Francisco's Castro District continued late into the night.
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  • Judge Vaughn Walker spoke to ABC7 News
  • Judge Vaughn Walker spoke to ABC7 News about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Prop 8.
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  • Defenders of Proposition 8 are vowing to fight on.
  • In Rome, San Francisco's archbishop said the will of the people has been undermined.
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  • Legal expert Deep Gulasekaram weighs in on the Prop 8 and DOMA decisions.
  • Legal expert Deep Gulasekaram weighs in on the Prop 8 and DOMA decisions.
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  • Assm. John Perez is the nation's first elected openly gay Speaker. To him, the Proposition 8 ruling is very personal.
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  • Thousands of people headed to San Franciscos Castro District to celebrate the Prop 8 and DOMA decisions.
  • Thousands of people headed to San Francisco's Castro District to celebrate the Prop 8 and DOMA decisions.
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  • The county offices are gearing up for an influx of wedding license applications from gay couples.
  • County offices are gearing up for an influx of wedding license applications from gay couples.
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  • Celebrations were planned in Oakland and San Jose following Wednesdays Supreme Court rulings.
  • Celebrations were planned in Oakland and San Jose following Wednesday's Supreme Court rulings.
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  • In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court Wednesday cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California by leaving in place a trial courts declaration that the states Proposition 8 ban was unconstitutional.
  • In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court Wednesday cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California.
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same sex marriage, gavin newsom, supreme court, ed lee, san francisco city hall, lgbt, castro, news
  • Edie Windsor celebrates SCOTUS ruling on DOMA
  • The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a provision of a federal law denying federal benefits to married same-sex couples.
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same sex marriage, supreme court, proposition 8, lgbt, gavin newsom, san francisco city hall, ed lee, castro, news
  • Michael Knaapen, left, and his husband John Becker, right, embrace outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, June 26, 2013.
  • Celebration erupted outside the Supreme Court and in San Francisco after the court cleared the way for same-sex marriages in California.
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