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Couples share stories about gay marriages
A two week wave of San Francisco same sex weddings drew 3 400 couples from 23 states and beyond. The piece spotlights Doug Okun and Eric Ethington and Rebekah and Sandra Alcala, detailing their motivations, legal worries, and family lives as they pursued marriage rights amid a national debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Phyllis Lyon
del Martin
Rosie O'Donnell
Kelli Carpenter
Doug
Eric
Doug Okun
Eric Ethington
Napa
Okun
Ethington
West Virginia
Elizabeth
Sophia
Etington
City Hall
Wells Fargo
Idaho
Rebekah
Sandra Rebekah
Sandra Alcala
Texas A & M
el Paso
Texas
Sandra
Rebekah Alcala
Lone Star
Bush
San Fxeratsco
Sophia Rose
Elizabeth Ruby