http://gtuqtis.tribe.net/thread/819f6bcc-9792-4e0f-8aaa-b8233ced9e3c?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://gtuqtis.tribe.net/thread/819f6bcc-9792-4e0f-8aaa-b8233ced9e3c#ba825be6-fd1f-4509-bf27-ef8b3fb23a2a On February 13th, as I was heading to the BART station in San Francisco after work I was suddenly surrounded by hundreds of gay and lesbian couples holding hands and rushing their children down the street. I had never seen so many formally dressed gay and lesbian couples rush to the same place when Cher was not in town. I moved with the crowd and found myself in front of City Hall where hundreds of gay and lesbian people were getting married. There was a surge of joy in my heart as I watched two women lead their three children inside to watch their mommies get married. As tears formed in my eyes, I thought how appropriate that the gayest city in the world would legalize gay marriage. Let the straight people flock to “sin city” to get married in Vegas, this Midwestern lesbian would rather get married in “gay city.” I was so moved by the historic and beautiful site of so many gay people declaring their love publicly, that I turned to by girlfriend Gade and said, “Do you want to go inside and get married too?” She shrugged her shoulders and headed for the door. We walked inside City Hall and saw more than a dozen people getting married and kissing on the foyer stairs. I grabbed Gade’s hand and pulled her forward. Gade eyed the metal detector that we would have to walk through and sighed in relief: “We can’t get married, I have a pocket knife.” Well, you cannot separate a girl from her knife. We went back outside where a newly married lesbian couple offered to take our picture. When they left they both wished us luck. Maybe next time, if I am lucky, Gade will choose me over the pocket knife! Mon, 16 Feb 2004 19:15:23 GMT http://gtuqtis.tribe.net/thread/819f6bcc-9792-4e0f-8aaa-b8233ced9e3c#ba825be6-fd1f-4509-bf27-ef8b3fb23a2a Meggers 2004-02-16T19:15:23Z http://gtuqtis.tribe.net/thread/819f6bcc-9792-4e0f-8aaa-b8233ced9e3c#c138aa5c-d54c-4e3f-9915-6d8c9816896c Spread the word. There will be a reception for everyone who got married this weekend at the University Christian Church (DOC) 2401 Le Conte Ave, Berkeley on Wednesday (tomorrow) at 7:30pm. --Leah Tue, 17 Feb 2004 23:26:38 GMT http://gtuqtis.tribe.net/thread/819f6bcc-9792-4e0f-8aaa-b8233ced9e3c#c138aa5c-d54c-4e3f-9915-6d8c9816896c Leah 2004-02-17T23:26:38Z