New SF Mayor Gavin Newsom, having recently appointed female department chiefs in Police and Fire, has further upped his Liberal Street Cred by instructing the Office of the City Clerk to offer marriage licenses to ANY couple who applies without regard to the sex of the two individuals, so long as they meet the stated requirements.
This isn't getting any national press attention...yet.
This is both a political and economic opportunity for SF.
Imagine, all those overpriced downtown hotel rooms, hurting for convention business, filling up with gays and lesbians from around the world wanting to get married in San Francisco!
Be the first gay couple with a legal marriage license, and raise hell with national politics at a time of surging homophobia!
Go Gavin! I underrated you, my man.