Same-sex couples stage civil disobedience at SF City Hall after trying to obtain marriage licenses

Source: San Francisco Examiner

Same-sex couples tried to get marriage licenses Thursday at the county clerk's office at San Francisco City Hall as part of a symbolic Valentine's Day protest against California's ban on gay marriage.

The annual action, organized by Marriage Equality USA, was preceded by a news conference at which organizers said they simply want the same rights as heterosexual couples.

... Some city officials joined Thursday's news conference, including Supervisor Scott Wiener.

... After being denied the marriage licenses, 14 people remained in the office in a planned act of disobedience. They were taken out of City Hall in plastic handcuffs and released shortly afterward without being cited or arrested.

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