Del Martin (L) and Phyllis Lyon (R), partners for 55 years, exchange rings as they are married by San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom in a private ceremony at San Francisco City Hall June 16, 2008 in San Francisco, California. Martin and Lyon were among the first couples to be married in San Francisco as same-sex marriages become legal in California.
Hat tip: Sullivan
Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez-Pool/Getty Images.
Published by reverendmother 6 months, 3 weeks ago in culture
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Wonderful! beautiful! marvelous! god bless them and their marriage!
this is so beautiful.
Gosh- I can tell these two are a real threat to my family, country and way of life! What a beautiful picture. Thanks for posting it!
Love is always a blessing. May they continue to live as a testimony to the power and resilience of love.
Fifty-five years! We should all have such steadfast love.
i love this story. and i hadn’t seen this photo yet. makes me smile.
cool!
There goes the neighborhood.
Amen!!
So very beautiful!