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Related: About this forumIt began in San Francisco
The road to today's historic announcement by President Obama began with San Francisco Supervisor Tom Ammiano and Mayor Gavin Newsom who asked "Why not?" They are both at polar opposites of City politics, but together they helped change the country. As goes San Francisco, so goes the nation.
xchrom
(108,903 posts)I'M sure the Newsom haters will have corrections to make.
RandySF
(59,229 posts)Newsom is right on most national issues, but his delovery of basic municipal services left much to be desired.
MNBrewer
(8,462 posts)He carries Harvey Milk's torch forward into the 21st century. If I had a god I believed in, I'd request a blessing on Mr. Newsom.
nofurylike
(8,775 posts)forgetting Hawai'i, where it really did start, and Vermont, where the first official ceremonies happened, and Massachusetts, where Deval Patrick was the first, i believe, gubernatorial nominee from a major party to make marriage equality a platform priority (talk about courage!) ....