Gay couples rush to get married in California
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080617/capt.b0ddc33611ca42f990975245ea8e1b71.aptopix_gay_marriage_cams101.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=JJICp.lG84Bn0A0ri1SrPg--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Del Martin, 87, center left, and Phyllis Lyon, 84, center right, are married by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom , center, in a special ceremony at City Hall in San Francisco, Monday, June 16, 2008. Also pictured are the couple's witnesses, Roberta Achtenberg, left, and Donna Hitchens. Lyon and Martin became the first officially married same sex couple after California's Supreme Court declared gay marriage legal. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080617/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage)AP - County clerk offices across California opened for their first full day of same-sex marriages Tuesday, with hundreds of happy gay and lesbian couples ready to take the plunge in what in some cities was a party atmosphere.</p><br clear="all"/>
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