LONG BEACH, CA - MAY 18: Rev. Linda Sitas (L) and Jerry Stinson, Senior Minister of First Congregational Church of Long Beach, carry signs to reflect their practice of performing of same-sex marriages as they march in the Pride Parade at the conclusion of the two-day 25th annual Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival and Celebration on May 18, 2008 in Long Beach, California. The California Supreme Court voted 4-3 to overturn a ban on gay marriage in California on May 15, 2008 making it the second state where gays and lesbians can marry. Legal gay weddings will begin in about a month. Anti-gay activists vow to change the California constitution to disallow voters the right to approve same-sex marriages. Getty Images logo Getty Images 18 months ago

LONG BEACH, CA - MAY 18: Rev. Linda Sitas (L) and Jerry Stinson, Senior Minister of First Congregational Church of Long Beach, carry signs to reflect their practice of performing of same-sex marriages as they march in the Pride Parade at the conclusion of the two-day 25th annual Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival and Celebration on May 18, 2008 in Long Beach, California. The California Supreme Court voted 4-3 to overturn a ban on gay marriage in California on May 15, 2008 making it the second state where gays and lesbians can marry. Legal gay weddings will begin in about a month. Anti-gay activists vow to change the California constitution to disallow voters the right to approve same-sex marriages.

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