We Got Legally Married Today!

We made history today. This afternoon, Bo and I got legally married in the San Francisco City Hall. County Supervisor Chris Daly officiated our ceremony. John Polito 2 was our witness. John and his partner, John also got a wedding license and are hoping to marry today or tomorrow. I’ll put up pictures and a scan of our marriage license tomorrow.

Sorry we couldn’t invite everybody—we found out at noon that we could get married and rushed down to San Francisco. There were many happy gay and lesbian couples getting married in the City Hall rotunda. We waited a couple hours to get our license and about 20 minutes for our turn to get married. Read about it in the New York Times, SF Chronicle and CNN. The New York Times says at least 50 couples and CNN says a dozen. We took a number when we got there (106). At that time, they were serving number 80, and almost everyone there was gay or lesbian. By the time we got married, they were serving number 150. I’d say at least 100 same sex couples got marriage licenses today.

What does it mean that we got legally married? The answer is kind of complicated. We are legally married, but some jurisdictions (notably the Federal Governement) probably won’t recognize our marriage. Many lawsuits are sure to follow. Lots of questions are answered at the National Center for Lesbian Rights website. NCLR Press Release and Q and A.

We’ll have to call our accountant tomorrow to tell him the news.