San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom gestures during a rally inside City Hall in San Francisco, Thursday, May 15, 2008 after the California State Supreme Court ruled in favor of the right for same sex couple to wed.

“It’s about human dignity. It’s about human rights. It’s about time in California,” San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, pumping his fist in the air, told a roaring crowd at City Hall. “As California goes, so goes the rest of the nation. It’s inevitable. This door’s wide open now. It’s going to happen, whether you like it or not.”