Homonuptials: Phyl and Del’s wedding, as seen from outside

Pub date June 16, 2008
WriterMarke B.
SectionSF Blog

Hunky Beau and I hightailed it down to City Hall at 5pm today to (we hoped) catch Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, San Francisco’s first legally married same-sex couple — and the city’s only one today, symbolically — emerge triumphantly onto the hall’s steps, frantically waving their newly imbued license to the roar of a supportive crowd.

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The crowd of hundreds eagerly awaits

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Tired, usual bigots in their corner

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Signs of support

That crowd was sprinkled with hometown stars, including Ron, former owner of the much-missed Josie’s Cabaret and Juice Joint in the Castro and comedian Scott Capurro, who kept the waiting crowd in giggles with occasional surreal outbursts.

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Yep, we’re gay