Audience applauds after Deputy Commissioner of Civil Marriages performs a California gay civil marriage ceremony.

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Audience and participants applaud after a Deputy Commissioner of Civil Marriages who is also the mayor of West Hollywood, CA, performs a civil marriage ceremony for a female couple. A US Supreme Court decision made same-sex marriages legal two days before the ceremony. Note press photographer at right.

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Size: 4368px × 2912px
Location: West Hollywood,California USA
Photo credit: © Marmaduke St. John / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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