[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

I just got back from a rally at the Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center in Midtown Sacramento, at the heart of Sacramento's gay village. Over 200 supporters of marriage equality turned up to celebrate the California Supreme Court's landmark decision to legalize same sex marriage. Speakers included Senate President pro Tem-elect Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo, representatives from Equality California and Lambda Legal, and a lesbian couple that has been together for 34 years. It is a humbling experience watching such an historic event unfold. We have a major initiative fight ahead of us in November, but tonight, somehow, that doesn't seem to matter.