Today is the first day same-sex couples can legally marry in California. The library strives to have materials for all members of the community and our gay/lesbian patrons are no different. There's a cool book called HITCHED! WEDDING STORIES FROM SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL that is a collection of accounts of couples from all over the country who married when the mayor told clerks to preform such unions in 2004. Eventually the state supreme court stopped those marriages and they weren't legal until today. The essays are very personal and demonstrate how the mayor's stand affected the everyday lives of thousands of people from around the country. Seeing the news about those unions being legal statewide in California today reminded me of this interesting title.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Same-sex marriage in CA
Today is the first day same-sex couples can legally marry in California. The library strives to have materials for all members of the community and our gay/lesbian patrons are no different. There's a cool book called HITCHED! WEDDING STORIES FROM SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL that is a collection of accounts of couples from all over the country who married when the mayor told clerks to preform such unions in 2004. Eventually the state supreme court stopped those marriages and they weren't legal until today. The essays are very personal and demonstrate how the mayor's stand affected the everyday lives of thousands of people from around the country. Seeing the news about those unions being legal statewide in California today reminded me of this interesting title.
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