Serving FTMs in the San Francisco area

This is a monumental day for human dignity and the rights of all. In a 4-3 decision, the California Supreme Court justices said the state's ban on same-sex marriage violates the "fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship." The ruling is likely to flood county courthouses with applications from couples newly eligible to marry when the decision takes effect in 30 days from May 15th.

"The California Constitution properly must be interpreted to guarantee this basic civil right to all Californians, whether gay or heterosexual, and to same-sex couples as well as to opposite-sex couples," Chief Justice Ronald George wrote in the majority opinion.The Lou Sullivan Society applauds the justices decision to overturn the discriminatory law that halted the lives of thousands of same-sex couples married four years ago in San Francisco.

The California case is In re Marriage Cases, S147999. The ruling is available at www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions.
Pictures from San Francisco City Hall
Video from the Steps of the Courthouse