It was one year ago today that same-sex couples were allowed to start getting legally married in California. The first such couple was Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, who had been together for 55 years. They were married by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom in City Hall on June 16th, 2008. Del later passed away in her sleep on August 27th, 2008 and thus didn't live to see Proposition 8 pass.MadProfessah and His Husband will be appearing at an event in West Hollywood City Park commemorating the occasion at 4pm today. There are also other big announcements coming....
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Happy Anniversary to all! The best gift we can give you is our commitment to continue the struggle!
BTW, Del and Phyllis were the first couple to wed in San Francisco; the first couple in LA (taking place almost simultaneously) was Robin Tyler and Diane Olsen.
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