Same-Sex Couples, Faith leaders Celebrate First Anniversary of Marriage

Posted on June 15, 2009
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Community members to hold anniversary events across the state, honoring historic milestone

Faith leaders, same-sex couples, friends and family will gather across the state to celebrate in honor of the one-year-anniversary of couples who married last year when same-sex couples were able to legally marry. Faith leaders will offer brief remarks, and couples will gather for a group photo at each event.

These events are schedule for:

June 16, Los Angeles: 4 p.m. West Hollywood Park 647 N. San Vicente Boulevard

San Francisco: 6:30 p.m. First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco 1187 Franklin St, Starr King Room

June 17 Fresno: 6 PM Historic Water Tower in Downtown Fresno 2444 Fresno St.

Inland Empire: 6:30 p.m. Redlands UCC Church 168 Bellevue Ave.

Orange County: 6 p.m. Fairview Community Church, Costa Mesa 2525 Fairview Rd.

San Diego: 5:30 p.m. Mission Hills United Church of Christ 4070 Jackdaw St.

Sacramento: 6 p.m. Sacramento County Clerk’s Office 600 8th St.

For more information, please visit: www.eqca.org/anniversary

Event sponsors include, Equality California, California Faith for Equality, Marriage Equality USA, Jordan Rustin Coalition, API Equality – LA, Equality Inland Empire, Redlands United Church of Christ’s Christians for Marriage Equality, Orange County Equality Coalition, Equality Action NOW, PFLAG, Courage Campaign- Fresno Equality Team, Yes! on Equality, and Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry, Spousesforlifeproject.com.
Equality California (EQCA) is the largest statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender-rights advocacy organization in California. In the past decade, EQCA has strategically moved California from a state with extremely limited legal protections for LGBT individuals to a state with some of the most comprehensive civil-rights protections in the nation. EQCA has passed over 50 pieces of legislation and continues to advance equality through legislative advocacy, public education and community empowerment. www.eqca.org
California Faith for Equality is a statewide network of clergy and lay leaders from a diversity of faith traditions who are committed to equality. www.cafaithforequality.org
Marriage Equality USA is a national organization whose mission is to secure legally recognized civil marriage equality for all, at the federal and state level, without regard to gender identity or sexual orientation. www.marriageequality.org