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Straight Couple Marries Amid Prop. 8 Anticipation

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By , |August 12, 2010 11:59 a.m. |In Proposition 8

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Jennifer and Ian Hughes of San Francisco didn't know what they were getting into when they planned to get married today.

At around 11:30 a.m., on their way in to San Francisco's City Hall, the pair walked past same-sex couples waiting to see if they'd be able to get married — and Proposition 8 supporters arguing that they shouldn't.

"If anything it's unfortunate that we can go in and get married and there are still people who have to stand outside and hold a sign," Ian Hughes said.

Their wedding was scheduled for noon — which is also when Judge Vaughn Walker's decision on whether to extend a block on same-sex marriages is expected to come down.

Kate McLean
Joining The Bay Citizen this summer as an intern, Kate McLean is in her second year at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Her multimedia reporting was awarded the Randy Shilts Memorial Award for ... View Profile
Zoe Corneli
I was a founding online editor of The Bay Citizen. Previously, I helped create the daily local news magazine Crosscurrents from KALW Public Radio, where I reported, edited and produced radio stories and managed the ... View Profile
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