Interesting stats coming from AP on all the gay marriages in San Francisco:

More than 4,000 same-sex couples obtained marriage licenses in San Francisco before the state Supreme Court shut down the practice, a study released Wednesday shows.

Of the 4,037 same-sex couples who obtained licenses in the city starting Feb. 12, more than 91 percent came from California, according to a nonscientific analysis by County Assessor Mabel Teng's office.

The rest came from 45 other states and eight foreign countries, the analysis shows.

And this is no surprise:

The analysis also found that more lesbians tied the knot than gay men: Of the 4,037 licenses issued, 2,311, or 57 percent, were granted to women, authorities concluded by reviewing the first names of the applicants.

And now, a heart-breaking comment posted on this blog a week ago by one Scott N, that I've been meaning to share here:

My friend here in SF was going to get married this Wednesday, but the California Supreme Court halted it for now. That was really frustrating. People in the department here were planning her reception, and her parents and her partner's parents were going to fly out. She's still going to file the domestice partners forms and have a party. I really don't understand people's motivation for opposing gay marriage. Why are people so adamant about denying rights and privileges to other people? It really hit home when my friend was affected by the halting of marriages. But I guess people have had to fight for the right to interracial marriage, the right to vote, and countless other rights. I guess it's just in our nature to subjugate other people when we can. Well, the struggle for equality goes on!

Well said, Scott.

Really brought it home for me. What is it that makes people want to deprive other people of what they have?