gay marriage overturned

Five Republican lawmakers in Iowa have filed court documents urging the state supreme court to overturn a Polk County judge's decision that struck down a law banning same-sex marriage.

The national gay marriage debate shifted to California on Tuesday, as the state's highest court heard more than 3 1/2 hours of arguments on the constitutionality of a voter-approved law banning same-sex marriage. Gay rights advocates sued to overturn the ban four years ago after the court halted a months-long same-sex wedding spree that saw thousands of couples marry at San Francisco's City Hall. ''I think I speak for everybody when I say that this has been a long time coming and a day that has been eagerly anticipated,'' said San Francisco city attorney Dennis Herrera, who is representing the city in a lawsuit supporting same-sex marriage.

An Arizona-based conservative legal group asked the California supreme court on Thursday to put off finalization of its decision legalizing same-sex marriage until voters get a chance to weigh in.

A lesbian motorcycle group dressed in bridal veils, wedding gowns, and leather lent a matrimonial touch to San Francisco's gay pride parade Sunday as revelers celebrated their newfound freedom to marry. The riders tossed bouquets as they led the city's 38th annual gay pride parade down Market Street. Some of the motorcycles were adorned with signs that read ''Just Married.'' Huge crowds lined the route as city tourism officials predicted the largest turnout yet for the parade, which typically draws tens of thousands.