The California Supreme Court declared that San Francisco's same-sex-marriage ceremonies earlier this year were invalid, because the city didn't have the authority to buck the state law.
But:
In its decision, the justices focused on whether the mayor had the authority to marry gays rather than the broader arguments whether the state constitution must allow gay marriage.
Briefs in a lawsuit on the broader issue are expected before a lower court next month and the state Supreme Court said it was not signalling its views on that case.
"Should the current California statutes limiting marriage to a man and a woman ultimately be repealed or be held unconstitutional, the affected couples then would be free to obtain lawfully authorised marriage licenses," the court said.
Gavin was just (slightly) ahead of his time, I think, and I'm still glad he did what he did. Hopefully people will eventually come to their senses and realize that it's foolish and wrong to tell consenting adults that they can't marry their equally adult and consenting partners, or give rights to some families, but not others.
