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...sing-off was as confrontational as it got that day, as change arrived with little hoopla in the nation's capital. Counterprotesters searched for protesters to counter, and both were easily outnumbered by journalists, who enveloped the newly licensed as they exited the courthouse. "Oh, it's like a dream come true," said Angelisa Young, who was the first to be licensed, with Sinjoyla Townsend. "I'm truly happy. I'm ecstatic." Young said they arrived at 6 a.m., and they were two of hundreds who arrived before noon. (See pictures of the gay-rights movement...
...getting her marriage license for six years while waiting for that right to be extended to homosexuals. But as she readied to join the queue of applicants with her fiancé, Todd Williamson, she concentrated on the moment. "It's time for equality," she said, "and today is the day that we start...
Others said they desired a feeling of acknowledgment, and there was plenty to go around in the courthouse that day. Each licensed couple was applauded and cheered by those waiting in the molasses-like line - often while getting a congratulatory cupcake (courtesy of councilman David Catania, the openly gay sponsor of the initiative...
...didn't want [our son] to grow up thinking that our family was wrong or bad," said Vance, explaining that he hopes the nomenclature will help his son feel more accepted and make critics see how typical their family unit is. "I wish the opposition could spend one day at our house, where the dog pees on the carpet and we're worried about taxes...
...day, 151 marriage licenses had been processed (of which almost all were for same-sex couples). "It's like a weight has been lifted off everyone," Michaud said. "You look at people's faces, and there's genuine happiness...