California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban

Friday, May 16, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO -- California's Supreme Court declared gay couples in the nation's most populous state can marry -- a monumental but perhaps short-lived victory for the gay rights movement Thursday that was greeted with tears, hugs, kisses and at least one instant proposal of matrimony.

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