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About 4 million gays and lesbians can now get married if they wish in California or Massachusetts, and probably more than 10% of the U.S. gay and lesbian population, although I don't have good figures on that.

Yay for the California Supreme Court!

"We . . . conclude that in view of the substance and significance of the fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship, the California Constitution properly must be interpreted to guarantee this basic civil right to all Californians, whether gay or heterosexual, and to same-sex couples as well as to opposite-sex couples."

Now, this is going to face a big old challenge in November, so yay me for getting to vote in CA - I'll be working the streets getting everyone in the Bay to turn out on this one.

But I get to move to a state where I don't need to feel guilty about the privileges I have because I married someone of the opposite gender.

It's a day of justice and celebration. I bet the streets of San Francisco, and Los Angeles, and well..a whole lot of the coast are going to be a darn cool party.

And hey, my ankle is practically a Pride Parade all by itself today, so I'm celebrating in sympathy.

I will admit to a teensy bit of worry about backlash in the Presidential election a la '04, and a lot of curiosity about Obama's response.

"I used to say that all I want is the same rights that a 14-year-old girl in Arkansas has. " --Ellen Pontac, who has been with her same-sex partner for 34 years, celebrating today.

Also, it appears from polling data that 51% of Californians born in the 1970s and 58% of those born in the 1980s support gay marriage. So turnout of the youth vote will be key this fall.