lesbians who are married in california. 2000 couples. what would would it harm if more couples got married? we have been married for five years. california has not dropped into the sea. nothing has happened in california. they they call this an experiment in the supreme court. we are not an experiment. we are a civil rights movement. i hope they come down on the right side of history guess it is not a matter of if we will be able to marry. this a matter of when will issue be solved. we will eventually because the public is on our side. i thank you. .> that his robin this is diane. her south her spouse. she is the granddaughter of a former governor of california. filed an amicus in this case. in the perry case that was heard this morning. i filed it on behalf of the women s rights legal defense and education fund. thank you. thank you very much. please identify yourselves, each, and make sure you faced the camera. my name is charles cooper. i represent the parties