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"it's such a relief! Feels so good, so right, " said Ellen Pontac, left, as she hugs her partner Shelly Bailes, right, while reacting to the Prop 8 ruling. The couple from Davis have been together for 38 years and were the first to get married June 16, 2008. At left is Dennis Mangers who was legally married to his partner Michael Sestak June 17, 2008. A federal appeals court today ruled California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, upholding a federal judge's landmark ruling in a case likely destined for the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Ellen Pontac, center, of Davis, holds up a sign 'Overturned' as she celebrates with her partner of 38 years Shelly Bailes, right. Dennis Mangers celebrates at left at Cornerstone Restaurant at Headhunters in Sacramento. A federal appeals court today ruled California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, upholding a federal judge's landmark ruling in a case likely destined for the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Partners Ellen Pontac, left, and Shelly Bailes, right, of Davis hug Tina Reynolds, center as they watch the ruling of Prop 8 at Cornerstone Reastaurant at Headhunters in Sacramento. They married on June 16, 2008. At left is Dennis Mangers who married Michael Sestak June 17, 2008. A federal appeals court today ruled California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, upholding a federal judge's landmark ruling in a case likely destined for the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Seconds after Matt Bunch, left, of Sacramento read the ruling Dennis Mangers has an emotional reaction at right at Cornerstone Restaurant at Headhunters in Sacramento. Mangers was one of the first to be married on June 17, 2008 with partner Michael Sestak and vowed that day to be active until everyone could do what they did. A federal appeals court today ruled California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, upholding a federal judge's landmark ruling in a case likely destined for the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Tina Reynolds of Sacramento shows off an earlier celebration photograph as she joined a crowd at Cornerstone Restaruant at Headhunters in Sacramento to wait for the ruling on Prop 8. A federal appeals court today ruled California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, upholding a federal judge's landmark ruling in a case likely destined for the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Sharon P. Murphy, Executive Director for the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center, holds a wedding photo of her and her husband Ryan Murphy as she spoke about the importance of equality at a press conference. A federal appeals court today ruled California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, upholding a federal judge's landmark ruling in a case likely destined for the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Jennifer Ikemoto films a press conference at the Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center as other supporters listen below. She and her partner Rachel Pearman were engaged in September. A federal appeals court today ruled California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, upholding a federal judge's landmark ruling in a case likely destined for the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Supporters listen during a press conference on the Prop 8 decision at the Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center. A federal appeals court today ruled California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, upholding a federal judge's landmark ruling in a case likely destined for the U.S. Supreme Court.
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