Same-Sex Couples Line Up as DC Gay Marriage Law Takes Effect

[MountainLaurel]

Source: Washington Post

D.C. Superior Court began accepting marriage license applications from same-sex couples Wednesday morning, a historic milestone for gay couples and activists that was made possible by the city's new gay marriage law.

About 45 couples with their coffee, newspapers and blackberries -- many dressed in blazers and slacks as they planned to go to work after filing an application -- were waiting in line when the court's marriage bureau opened its doors at 8:30 a.m. Employees allowed 10 couples to enter at a time, and had extra personnel on hand to accept the applications.

There were congratulatory hugs, commemorative pens and cupcakes to mark the moment. But it was also a somewhat subdued scene of quiet anticipation as the nation's capital joined five states that allow same-sex marriage.

"I didn't want to get married anywhere else. This is my city standing up for marriage equality," said Rocky Galloway of the District's Chevy Chase neighborhood, who was second in line with his partner of six years, Reggie Stanley.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/03/AR2010030300654.html?hpid=artslot

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Hooray for all the happy couples!

[no_hypocrisy]

1. A lot of Congressional staff will be calling in sick today . . . .

[TwixVoy]

5. Why are comments like this shit allowed on DU?

Obvious insinuation congress people = gay = bad.

[tomm2thumbs]

6. I read it as a lot of staff are gay, not that it is a bad thing -- just my take /nt

[GodlessBiker]

9. Mine, too.

[Zenlitened]

2. Marriage strengthens communities, just as it enriches the new couples' lives.

This is a win-win for everyone involved.

Congratulations!

[Soylent Brice]

3. absolutely AWESOME.

:applause:

[handmade34]

4. I am so very happy

for the people that this affects. So long in coming and we need to keep fighting for the rest.

[SoapBox]

7. Yay! And congrats to those getting MARRIED! :-)

[Tailormyst]

8. awesome !

[Unvanguard]

10. YAY!

Not somewhere far away, New England or Iowa... but right smack in the Mid-Atlantic.

They will never stop us.