Photos: Same-sex marriages to resume in California; U.S. Supreme Court dismisses Proposition 8 appeal
June 26, 2013
The Gay Lesbian Transgender Bisexual community and their supporters celebrate the Supreme Court's rulings on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act in the Castro district in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( SAME SAX MARRIAGE RULE CELEBRATION )
Kelly Churion, left, and her partner Zinnia Galindo are photographed in the Castro district as they celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The have lived together for eight years and are planning to get married as soon as they can, they said, possibly next month. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( SAME SAX MARRIAGE RULE CELEBRATION )
San Francisco City Hall is lit in rainbow colors in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. This weekend marks the annual San Francisco Pride celebration. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( PROPOSITION 8 RULING )
Katie Nash, center, and photographer Colson Griffith, of San Francisco, set up a backdrop with the gay pride flag as they celebrate the Supreme Court's rulings on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act in the Castro district in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( SAME SAX MARRIAGE RULE CELEBRATION )
The Gay Lesbian Transgender Bisexual community and their supporters celebrate the Supreme Court's rulings on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act in the Castro district in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( SAME SAX MARRIAGE RULE CELEBRATION )
The Gay Lesbian Transgender Bisexual community and their supporters celebrate the Supreme Court's rulings on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act in the Castro district in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( SAME SAX MARRIAGE RULE CELEBRATION )
The Gay Lesbian Transgender Bisexual community and their supporters celebrate the Supreme Court's rulings on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act in the Castro district in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( SAME SAX MARRIAGE RULE CELEBRATION )
The Gay Lesbian Transgender Bisexual community and their supporters celebrate the Supreme Court's rulings on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act in the Castro district in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( SAME SAX MARRIAGE RULE CELEBRATION )
Sebastian Silver, left, and his partner Casper Ember, of Oakland, celebrate the Supreme Court's rulings on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act in the Castro district in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( SAME SAX MARRIAGE RULE CELEBRATION )
Jen Brown, left, and her partner Jess Killy, both of San Francisco, are on their way the Castro District to celebrate the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( SAME SAX MARRIAGE RULE CELEBRATION )
Terry Martin, of Oakland, celebrates the Supreme Court's rulings on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act in the Castro district in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( SAME SAX MARRIAGE RULE CELEBRATION )
David O'Neil, of San Francisco, center, celebrates with other revelers during a gathering on Castro Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( PROPOSITION 8 RULING )
Cissie Bonini, right, and Karl Robillar, both of San Francisco, celebrate with other revelers during a gathering on Castro Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( PROPOSITION 8 RULING )
The bandleader of the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian marching band dances to the music at a block party in the city's Castro district to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8, Wednesday, June 26, 2013 in San Francisco (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( PROP 8 PARTY )
Mark Dietrich, of San Francisco, carries his 2-year-old son Henry at a block party in the city's Castro district to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8, Wednesday, June 26, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Robin Wright, of Provincetown, Mass., brought her mother Ann Wright, of Oakland, to a block party in the city's Castro district to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8, Wednesday, June 26, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Cathy Stanley, of Pacifica, celebrates with other revelers during a gathering on Castro Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( PROPOSITION 8 RULING )
Joseph Copley, left, of Oakland, wears a wedding gown as he crosses Market Street in the Castro District in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The LGTB community celebrate the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( SAME SAX MARRIAGE RULE CELEBRATION )
Toby Fifield, of San Francisco, right, blows bubbles during a gathering on Castro Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( PROPOSITION 8 RULING )
An unidentified couple watch the revelers at a block party in the city's Castro district to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8, Wednesday, June 26, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Revelers honk their horns as they celebrate along Castro Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( PROPOSITION 8 RULING )
Emory Etheridge, left, and husband Qween pose for a photograph at a block party in the city's Castro district to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8, Wednesday, June 26, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Matt Wright, of Utah, right, passes out flags during a celebration on Castro Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( PROPOSITION 8 RULING )
At center left in the background, Kristin Rivers, Ph.d. is surrounded by her children, from left, Miles Rivers, Elara Rivers and Johnny Rivers at a San Jose City Hall rally to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court decision on DOMA and Proposition 8, in San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
Revelers celebrate during a gathering on Castro Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( PROPOSITION 8 RULING )
Revelers dance to the music at a block party in the city's Castro district to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8, Wednesday, June 26, 2013, in San Francisco, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
The Gay Lesbian Transgender Bisexual community and their supporters celebrate the Supreme Court's rulings on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act in the Castro district in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( SAME SAX MARRIAGE RULE CELEBRATION )
Nathan Freitas, of San Jose, celebrates with other revelers during a gathering on Castro Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( PROPOSITION 8 RULING )
From left, Lillian Jungleib kisses her partner Angella Tai at a San Jose City Hall rally to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court decision on DOMA and Proposition 8, in San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
Lois Bukowski, of Oakland, waves a rainbow flag, a symbol of gay pride, as she and others dance during a celebration of the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act during an event held in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) ( ssjm0627reaction )
Izzy Maturana, 16, of Berkeley, paints a crosswalk in rainbow colors on a closed street during a celebration of the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act during an event held in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) ( ssjm0627reaction )
Lala Hulse, left, and Rachael Herron, both of Oakland, dance in a closed off portion of Telegraph Avenue during a celebration for the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Sarah Lester, left, and Michelle Cook play with their daughter Aurora Lester-Cook, 1, at a San Jose City Hall rally to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court decision on DOMA and Proposition 8, in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
The Gay Lesbian Transgender Bisexual community and their supporters celebrate the Supreme Court's rulings on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act in the Castro district in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( SAME SAX MARRIAGE RULE CELEBRATION )
Angella Tai speaks at the podium as gay rights advocates rally at San Jose City Hall after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act and all but voided Proposition 8, in San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
From left, Dana Depew hugs Angelo Soriano at a San Jose City Hall rally to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court decision on DOMA and Proposition 8, in San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
Lisa Siegrist attends a rally at San Jose City Hall after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act and all but voided Proposition 8, in San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Siegrist who recently had brain surgery asked her partner Bren Haag to marry her before the Supreme Court decisions. Bren said "yes." (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
Carl Smith and Jeff Barber, from left, react to speakers at a San Jose City Hall rally to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court decision on DOMA and Proposition 8, in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Melanie Nathan, of San Francisco, reacts after the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act during a screening at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Nathan holds a picture of Edith "Edie" Windsor, right, and her late spouse Thea Spyer, plaintiffs in the DOMA case. The couple, whose marriage in Canada in 2007 was recognized in their home state of New York, were together for 44 years.The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, composes herself before speaking at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Lisa Dazols, left, and her partner of five years Jenni Chang, of San Francisco, celebrate the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act after a screening at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Friends Meredith Sadim, and Angie Bush, both of San Francisco, celebrate at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Michael Delane, of San Francisco, awaits the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act during a screening at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Partners Crispin Hollings and Luis Casillas, of San Francisco, celebrate at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
People stream into City Hall to watch a screening await the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Partners John Lewis, left, Stuart Gaffney, of San Francisco, await the the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act during a screening at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Zoe Dunning, left, and her partner Pam Grey, of San Francisco, celebrate as they watch a screening of the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act. at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Dunning is vice-chair of the San Francisco Democratic party and a former military officer who crusaded against the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Andrew Somera, left, and his partner Phil Katzon, right, of San Francisco, celebrate the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act during a screening at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( PROPOSITION 8 RULING )
Former San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, left, escorts longtime gay rights activist Phyllis Lyon, center, to her seat as they celebrate at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Lyon and her partner Del Martin, who died in 2008, founded the Daughters of Bilitis, the nation's first lesbian social and political organization, in San Francisco in 1955.The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Lori Bilella, left, and her partner Renata Moreira, of San Francisco, to the right, celebrate at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The couple have been together five years. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Former San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, left, and current Mayor Edwin Lee, right, escort longtime gay rights activist Phyllis Lyon, center, to her seat as they celebrate at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Zoe Dunning, center, and her partner Pam Grey, of San Francisco, along with Mary Jung, right, celebrate at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Dunning is vice-chair of the San Francisco Democratic party and a former military officer who crusaded against the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Chief Deputy City Attorney Therese M. Stewart and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom revel in the celebration inside San Francisco City Hall following the decision by the Supreme Court on Proposition 8 Wednesday morning, June 26, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Johnny Zych and Terry Vargas, from left, wave flags at City Hall to celebrate the Supreme Court decision on Prop. 8 and gay marriage in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
Nikolas Lemos, of San Francisco, awaits the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act during a screening at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( PROPOSITION 8 RULING )
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee talk on the steps of the San Francisco City Hall rotunda after the Supreme Court overturned Proposition 8 Wednesday morning, June 26, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif. Newsom was mayor nine years ago when he first allowed same-sex couples to marry. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses a celebration inside San Francisco City Hall after the Supreme Court overturned Proposition 8 Wednesday morning, June 26, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif. Newsom was mayor nine years ago when same-sex marriages were first issued. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Leo Gkimisis waves a gay pride flag in the Castro Wednesday morning, June 26, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif., celebrating the Supreme Court ruling that will again allow same-sex marriage in California. Gkimisis, a student from Greece, says he is most excited about the striking down of DOMA since it will affect his four-year relationship. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Artist Frank Pietronigro brought his Statue of Liberty painting out to the Castro to celebrate a major Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage Wednesday morning, June 26, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
From left, Carol Borck, Angie O'Sullivan, Linda Huntimen and Suzanne Drabek listen to speakers at a San Jose City Hall rally to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court decision on DOMA and Proposition 8, in San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
John Lewis, left, gets a kiss from his partner Stuart Gaffney as they embrace after the Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California at the office of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee at City Hall in San Francisco, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The justices issued two 5-4 rulings in their final session of the term. One decision wiped away part of a federal anti-gay marriage law that has kept legally married same-sex couples from receiving tax, health and pension benefits. The other was a technical legal ruling that said nothing at all about same-sex marriage, but left in place a trial court's declaration that California's Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) ( STF )
Same-sex couple Lori Bilella, center, and Renara Moreira, right, await results from the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on gay marriage in City Hall June 26, 2013, in San Francisco, Calif. The high court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and ruled that supporters of California's ban on gay marriage, Proposition 8, could not defend it before the Supreme Court. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ( Staff )
Gay rights activists celebrate shortly after a U.S. Supreme Court decision that cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California, at San Francisco's City Hall on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The justices issued two 5-4 rulings in their final session of the term. One decision wiped away part of a federal anti-gay marriage law that has kept legally married same-sex couples from receiving tax, health and pension benefits. The other was a technical legal ruling that said nothing at all about same-sex marriage, but left in place a trial court's declaration that California's Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.(AP Photo/Noah Berger) ( FRE )
From left, Cassie Will-Darnall and Geri Ledvina hug at a San Jose City Hall rally to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court decision on DOMA and Proposition 8, in San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. At right is Michelle Raiche. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
People celebrate along Santa Monica Blvd in West Hollywood after the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act and and allowed a lower court ruling to stand that struck down California's Proposition 8 ballot initiative Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News)
Sarah Lester, left, and Michelle Cook, right, play with their daughter Aurora Lester-Cook, 1, at a San Jose City Hall rally to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court decision on DOMA and Proposition 8, in San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
Kirsty Hood, United Kingdom, and Nora Tautit, Australia, celebrate with a kiss at Equality California in West Hollywood after the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Equality California is the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights organization in California. (Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News)
Sherry Berman of Walnut Creek waves her rainbow flag as she celebrates the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 on the Treat Boulevard overpass in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (Dan Rosenstrauch/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
At left, Evan Low, Mayor of Campbell speaks at a San Jose City Hall rally to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court decision on DOMA and Proposition 8, in San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
People celebrate along Santa Monica Blvd in West Hollywood after the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act and and allowed a lower court ruling to stand that struck down California's Proposition 8 ballot initiative Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News)
Scott Gizicki, 24-years-old, and Alex Masterson, 24-years-old hug as they celebrate at Equality California in West Hollywood after the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Equality California is the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights organization in California. (Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News)
David Moreno and Edward Goff have known each other for 15 years and been in a committed relationship for 5 years. They had a wedding in September 2009 but now they will be able to have a legal marriage in the state of California. (Brittany Murray/Los Angeles News Group)
From left, Monica Gimenez, Jen Behler and Roman Fernando cheer at a San Jose City Hall rally to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court decision on DOMA and Proposition 8, in San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
Loftin and Reba Birmingham, a married lesbian couple since 2008, and attorneys in Long Beach, watch the SCOTUS decisions on DOMA and Prop 8 in their home on Wednesday morning. They felt it was a good day for California but there is still more work to be done. (Brittany Murray/Los Angeles News Group)
The Rev. Will McGarvey, of Pittsburg, celebrates the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8, as he stands on the Treat Boulevard overpass in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (Dan Rosenstrauch/Bay Area News Group) ( SSJM0627REACTION )
Domestic partners Alicia Guajardo, left, and Isabella Restrepo, both 24 of Los Angeles, kiss after the Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act at the offices of Equity California, the state's largest gay rights group, in West Hollywood, Calif., Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The justices issued two 5-4 rulings in their final session of the term. One decision wiped away part of a federal anti-gay marriage law that has kept legally married same-sex couples from receiving tax, health and pension benefits. The other was a technical legal ruling that said nothing at all about same-sex marriage, but left in place a trial court's declaration that California's Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond) ( FRE )
From right, Judy Rickard and Rick Callender, V.P. of the California Hawaii NAACP, get their photo taken by Rickard's partner Karin Bogliolo, at a San Jose City Hall rally to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court decision on DOMA and Proposition 8, in San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)
Sherry Berman of Walnut Creek waves her rainbow flag and celebrates the US Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 as she stands on the Treat Boulevard overpass in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (Dan Rosenstrauch/Bay Area News Group) ( SSJM0627REACTION )
89-year-old Phyllis Lyon applauds news of the Supreme Court overturning Proposition 8 on Wednesday morning, June 26, 2013 while she joined same-sex advocates at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif. Phyllis Lyon was married to her partner of 50 years, Del Martin at City Hall in 2005. Martin died in 2008. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee walk Phyllis Lyon down the steps of the San Francisco City Hall rotunda to a cheering crowd after the Supreme Court overturned Proposition 8 Wednesday morning, June 26, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif. Phyllis Lyon was married to her longtime partner Del Martin in City Hall in 2005. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Bruce Beaudette, of San Francisco, awaits the the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act during a screening at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney raise their arms in victory alongside San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee atop the grand stairway in the rotunda of San Francisco City Hall after learning of the decision by the Supreme Court overturning Proposition 8 Wednesday morning, June 26, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif. The couple were married Feb. 12, 2004, in City Hall after 17 years together. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Gay rights activists reacts outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2013, after the court ruling on California's Proposition 8, the controversial ballot initiative that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. (Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images) ( Staff )
American University students Sharon Burk, left, and Mollie Wagoner, right, kiss after hearing that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional at the Supreme Court, June 26, 2013, in Washington, D.C. The high court ruled to strike down DOMA and determined the California's proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage was not properly before them, declining to overturn the lower court's striking down of the law. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ( Staff )
Supporters of same-sex marriage cheer as they learn results of the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on gay marriage in City Hall June 26, 2013, in San Francisco, Calif. The high court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and ruled that supporters of California's ban on gay marriage, Proposition 8, could not defend it before the Supreme Court. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ( 171540737 )
Same sex couple Lisa Kirk, left, and Lena Brancatelli, right, react to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage in California Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at their home in San Jose, Calif. The justices issued two 5-4 rulings in their final session of the term. One decision wiped away part of a federal anti-gay marriage law that has kept legally married same-sex couples from receiving tax, health and pension benefits. The other was a technical legal ruling that said nothing at all about same-sex marriage, but left in place a trial court's declaration that California's Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) ( STF )
Tina Reynolds celebrates the Supreme Court decision at the LGBT Sacramento Community Center on Wednesday, June 26, 2013, in Sacramento, Calif. The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a provision of a U.S. law denying federal benefits to married gay couples and cleared the way for the resumption of same-sex marriage in the state of California. The justices issued two 5-4 rulings in their final session of the term. One decision wiped away part of a federal anti-gay marriage law that has kept legally married same-sex couples from receiving tax, health and pension benefits. The other was a technical legal ruling that said nothing at all about same-sex marriage, but left in place a trial court's declaration that California's Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/The Sacramento Bee, Hector Amezcua) ( MBI )
Partners John Lewis, left, and Stuart Gaffney, of San Francisco, await the the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act during a screening at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed California's Proposition 8 and declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Nikolas Lemos, of San Francisco waves a rainbow flag in front of San Franciaco City Hall while awaiting the Supreme Court's Proposition 8 ruling in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Supporters of gay marriage embrace outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, June 26, 2013, after the court cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California by holding that defenders of California's gay marriage ban did not have the right to appeal lower court rulings striking down the ban. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ( STF )
Michael Knaapen, left, and his husband John Becker, right, embrace outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, June 26, 2013, after the court cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California by holding that defenders of California's gay marriage ban did not have the right to appeal lower court rulings striking down the ban. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ( STF )
Gay rights supporter Vin Testa waves a rainbow flag outside the U.S. Supreme Court building on June 26, 2013, in Washington, D.C. The high court is expected to rule on the DOMA and Prop 8 gay marriage cases. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) ( Staff )
A couple celebrate upon hearing the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down the Defense of Marriage Act at City Hall June 26, 2013, in San Francisco, United States. The high court ruled on DOMA, and will rule on California's Prop 8 as well. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ( Staff )
Gay rights supporters Brian Sprague, left, and Charlie Ferrusi, from Albany, N.Y, hold a Human Rights flag outside U.S. Supreme Court building on June 26, 2013, in Washington, D.C. The high court is expected to rule on the DOMA and Prop 8 gay marriage cases. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) ( Staff )
Gay rights supporters await the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions at City Hall June 26, 2013, in San Francisco, Calif. The high court will rule on DOMA and California's Prop 8 as well. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ( Staff )
Arriving at the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, June 26, 2013, on a final day for decisions in two gay marriage cases are plaintiffs in the California Proposition 8 case, from left, Paul Katami, his partner Jeff Zarrillo, and Sandy Stier and her partner Kris Perry. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ( STF )
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