(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) cheered today’s decision from the United States Supreme Court legalizing same-sex marriage across the country. As the former Assessor-Recorder of San Francisco, Ting signed the first marriage license legally recognized by the State of California in conjunction with the marriage of Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin in 2008. Ting’s statement follows.
““The need to love makes everyone the same. It is the ultimate expression of our humanity. Finally, the law frees all of us to publicly express love through marriage. This leap forward inspires such profound joy in me, especially as a father. Our shared struggle to reach this moment is something my young daughters will never experience in their own lives. I can’t wait to march with them at Pride this weekend to celebrate how our lives are better when love wins!”
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