(San Francisco, California) Dozens of gay couples were married Monday after a landmark ruling making California the second state to allow same-sex nuptials went into effect. At least five county clerks around the state extended their hours to issue marriage licenses, and many same-sex couples got married on the spot. Del Martin, 87, and Phyllis Lyon, 84, pioneers in the gay rights movement, and in a decades long relationship, were married by SF Mayor Gavin Newsome. Read more of the story here: CA Gay Marriage Now Officially Legal
