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THIS is what it’s all about, folks.

This is a copy of the program that was handed out to guests at Rob and Dave’s wedding last year.

At Rob and Dave’s wedding, all the guests were handed these little bottles of bubbles for blowing at the end instead of birdseed or rice.

… and to homophobes all all stripes.

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In May of 2008, the Supreme Court of California ruled the state was unconstitutionally discriminating against same-sex couples by denying them the “fundamental right to form of a family relationship”: i.e. MARRIAGE.

However, in November 3 states, including California and Arizona will be voting on amending their state constitutions to ban same-sex marriage. Florida’s ban would go further, and threaten domestic partnerships for unmarried couples, even if they’re heterosexual.

All of the images and video clips were from California… however, gay rights groups in either of the 3 states would surely appreciate any donation possible.

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For those of you who missed it, you can now watch the wedding vows of Richard and David Speakman. We took our vows in San Jose on June 17, 2008 at 9:11 (how’s that for an omen) a.m. as the first same-gender couple in the 10th-largest city in the United States to be legally married.

We shared our day with a wonderful female couple, Ronni and Hannah Pahl,  who were married about 6 minutes after us. They were accompanied by their 12-year-old son. In the end we were the first male and female couples to be married in Silicon Valley and Santa Clara County.

When I watch this video I have two thoughts: 1) I need to lose 40 pounds, 2) relief that it’s finally over. After 6 years together, I’m really happy that I can finally refer to Rich as my husband without it just being wishful thinking. And as for the middle-age spread I have going on, I just chalk it up to the fact that for most people, a happy and long relationship + two good cooks under one roof = pleasing plumpness.

Heck, I’d rather be fat and happy than skinny and single any day.

Credit for this video goes to KPIX-TV, the local CBS affiliate.
Unfortunately, the size of the video had to be cropped to fit on my web server, so I had to edit out Ronni and Hannah’s vows.

Reading today’s San Jose Mercury-News, something tells me I’ll be buying flowers for Rich soon.

David and Rich Speakman of Mountain View will be the first in line at 8:30 a.m. Supervisor Ken Yeager, himself a gay man who was just this week deputized to conduct marriages, will officiate.

“It’s not really a political statement at all, we just want it over with,” said David Speakman, 40. However, he is learning that wedding ceremonies often come with trappings. “My partner is turning into kind of a mini-groomzilla. He wants to have people over.”

Yeah… I’m gonna have to buy flowers, alright. Read the full story here.

Same-sex Marriage in California approved by the Supreme Court Thursday May 15,2008.

This is a clip of San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom addressing supporters in S.F. after receiving the news.