Margaret Cho was recently deputized by the city of San Francisco to perform gay marriages there.
She is currently also in the process of being deputized in West Hollywood, so that she can do the same in Los Angeles.
In her blog, Cho writes about the San Francisco Pride and about performing the wedding ceremonies:
“… Saturday I went back to city hall to perform some wedding ceremonies. That was truly amazing. I have been working toward marriage equality since 2004, and most of the emotions surrounding it have been angry. Angry that we have to fight for this right to begin with, angry at Christian conservatives who view it as a ‘threat,’ angry that politicians were using the issue to manipulate the ignorant to vote out of their own pure and unjustified fear – just angry at the whole thing. But getting to preside over these actual ceremonies – these rites of rights that were so hard won and precious and still could be taken away at any second – it was a profound and beautiful thing. I forgot my anger and all I could feel was joy and deep gratitude. When we are discriminated against in this way, they tell us our love is wrong, and in doing so, they rob us of our humanity. By legally, REALLY, joining these couples in marriage, saying the vows, exchanging rings, pronouncing them spouses for life – I was able to give some of that humanity back, and of course, we all cried through the whole thing…”
Photo: Margaret Cho Official Site
Brilliant!