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Demand for same-sex marriage licenses
so great some couples turned away
By Tami Minn
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — Demand for same-sex marriage licenses
has been so great that on Sunday officials turned away hundreds of
gay and lesbian couples lined up outside City Hall, saying they
simply didn’t have the time or resources to meet all the requests.
San Francisco authorities calculated they could process 400
licenses during special weekend hours — but on Saturday they
granted 600 licenses and performed 270 weddings by late after
noon. Then officials gave numbers to 320 couples securing them
places in line for Sunday.
After quickly distributing another 80 numbers Sunday morn
ing, disappointed couples lined up around the block were asked to
return Monday.
“We’re at capacity right now,” said Mabel Teng, the official who
oversees marriage licenses for city government. “We normally do
about 20-30 couples a day. We’re doing about 50-60 an hour.”
Many couples stayed in line despite instructions from city offi
cials, hoping to receive numbers for Monday.
“It’s a major disappointment,” said Jill Kasofsky, 40, who had
lined up with spouse-to-be Cynthia Juno, 45, at 8:15 a.m. after
driving up from Los Angeles. “I’m thinking about coming bad
at midnight to sleep on the sidewalk. I’m sure I won’t be alone.”
Couples from even farther away said they were ready to stay in
town for as long as it took.
“Mentally, we came prepared to camp out if we had to,”said
Mike Fry, 43, who flew out Saturday from Minneapolis will
George Hamm, 44, his partner of 20 years.
In a controversial challenge to both legal and social conven
tion, San Francisco officials began issuing same-sex licenses and
officiating at City Hall marriages on Thursday. The city has gone
out of its way to provide the services — City Hall is normally
closed on Sundays.
The decision prompted two conservative groups to press foi
court intervention. But on Friday a judge allowed the weddingsto
continue through the weekend.
The issue returns to court Tuesday, when judges will hear sep
arate requests from advocates of traditional marriage to void the
licenses and order the city to stop giving them out.
The two organizations argue that the licenses violate state law,
which defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Saa
Francisco officials counter that they are legally binding documents
that take a swipe at discrimination against same-sex couples.
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Orrico: Pop princesses'
clothing 'degrading'
SINGAPORE (AP) —
Christian singer Stacie
Orrico says revealing
clothing like that worn
by Britney Spears and
Christina Aguilera is
“degrading” and makes
them poor role models
for girls. orrico
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don’t dress trashy is that I’m trying to set
an example for little girls,” Orrico told
reporters Saturday in Singapore while
preparing for the MTV Asia Awards.
“From the time they’re seven or eight
years old, (girls) are being taught that
the only thing that makes them special
and beautiful is their sexuality, and I
think that’s wrong.”
Orrico, wearing a loose, long-sleeved
white shirt and jeans, said she doesn’t
approve of the image projected by the
pop superstars.
“I don’t think that’s sexy, I think it’s
degrading,” the 17-year-old from Nashville,
Tenn., said. “I think that a truly sexy woman
comes from being confident and being
classy, respectable and mature.”
Bradbuiy champions
putting humans on Mars
SANTA BARBARA,
Calif. (AP) — Ray
Bradbury, author of the
science-fiction classic
“The Martian Chronicles,”
says President Bush’s
proposal to put humans
on Mars could open new
worlds in much the same
way European explorers
discovered America.
“We have to imagine what they couldn’t
imagine. Because of their exploration they
created us — the greatest country in the
history of the world,” Bradbury said
Saturday after a book-signing.
“We’re going to go with real people and
land on Mars in the next 20 years, and I’m
going to be buried in a tomato soup can on
Mars,” joked Bradbury, who is 83. “I'll betlie
first one up there.”
Academy award presented
for robotic technology
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — And the
Oscar winner is: Bill Tondreau.
Who?
Tondreau, 58, of New Mexico, received
an Academy Award statuette Saturday foi
advancing robotic camera technology. He
was among 23 people honored for scien
tific and technical achievements by the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences in a ceremony at the Ritz-
Carlton Hotel.
“The sci-tech guys have a lot of nerd
heritage,” Tondreau said. “A lot of us
have worn a suit maybe four or five
times in our whole lives."
The scientific and technical awards
have been handed out since 1931. They
include certificates and plaques. Only a
few Oscar statuettes are presented.
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