San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom stands between newlyweds Cissie Bonini, left, and Lora Pertle, during a reception at City Hall, Feb. 13, 2004. In an extraordinary act of civil disobedience under the direction of the newly-elected mayor, the city began issuing marriage licenses to hundreds of gay couples, in defiance of state law.
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