In two hours, the state of California will start issuing licenses for same-sex marriages. While ceremonies won't officially begin in Los Angeles County till tomorrow morning, the marriage of Robin Tyler and Diane Olsen will take place in Beverly Hills today. Tyler and Olsen are the who were denied a license at the Beverly Hills courthouse back in 2004 and "challenged that rejection all the way to the California Supreme Court." Tomorrow, Star Trek's George......

Photographs of Governor Paterson and Senate Leader Joseph Bruno from the AP When Governor Paterson says things like “People who live together for a long time would like to be married — as far as I’m concerned, I think it’s beautiful,” don’t you just want to give him a big hug and buy him an ice cold Schmitt’s? Well, not everyone is heartened by Paterson’s push to have out-of-state marriages recognized in New York.......

Governor Paterson issued a memo telling all state agencies to recognize legally performed, out-of-state same-sex marriages as valid marriages. This memo was, based on the February Appellate Court ruling, said gay marriages "should be afforded the same recognition as any other legally performed union." Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell said, "Very shortly, there will be hundreds and hundreds and hundreds, and probably thousands and thousands and thousands of gay people who have their marriages recognized by the......

Photograph by joeholmes on Flickr The California Supreme Court struck down the gay marriage ban and legalized gay marriage. The decision will go into effect in 30 days. Chief Justice Ronald M. George wrote in the majority opinion, "In view of the substance and significance of the fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship, the California Constitution properly must be interpreted to guarantee this basic civil right to all Californians, whether gay or......