West Hollywood: 'We don't need any more Britney Spears weddings'

Doria Biddle, 38, walked Collin, her long-haired dachshund, two blocks from her home to the West Hollywood park where couples were being married Tuesday.

"He already tried to eat somebody's wedding cake," she said.

Noting that she is a single lesbian, Biddle said, "I thought it would be fun to stand here looking jilted and heartbroken."

"I'm single, so it's not even a pipe dream at this point," she said. "I hope people don't rush into it because of this. We don't need any more Britney Spears weddings."

Joking aside, Biddle said watching the ceremonies warmed her heart. She hoped the marriages would increase mainstream acceptance of gays and lesbians, a wish repeated by many people on Tuesday.

"It will be less threatening to Middle America, when they see they are not radicals but people who have nothing but their own love for each other and commitment in mind," Biddle said.

She was perplexed by the lack of protesters. The handful that had gathered in the morning had all left by 1 p.m.

"They're here for gay pride every year," she said.

-- Joe Mozingo

Comments

[Y'AAAAALLLLLLLL]

everyone's all happy and jumping on the bandwagon now, wait till these kooks hit the divorce courts, i can just see it now, gay divorce court tv, majority of gay relationships are based on a whim of getting your rocks off with the next trick and moving on, even the so called traditional partnered and coupled gays play openly or behind each others back, being a gay man i believe there are some white bread bred individuals who yearn for that civil acknowledgement and piece of paper denoting their personal life is being sanctimoniously recognized, all good and fine, but i just see this as a recipe for disaster, i will sit back and watch in amusement of my prediction

[agreed]

I could not agree more with YAAAAALLLLLLLL. The reality is that a lot of these people who rushed out and got married did so in the moment. Whether is was to show support for the new law or in fear that this was a limited opportunity it will certainly be everywhere when in a year or so someone takes the divorce stats. Marriage isnt liberation. Marriage is commitment.

[not agreed]

The reality is that SOME of these people may have rushed into it, but the majority of them are affirming relationships that have lasted for years, if not decades. Just because you and your friends are a bunch of booze-soaked clubstitutes, don't assume everyone else is.

[victor knopp]

sorry the reality is what they are imposing on the rest of us is more than wrong its sick and disgusting,the front page caption says my daughter wont have to explain to here friends anymore do you really think a religously meaninglees piece of paper is going to help her explain to her friends why her mom had a child with daddy and left for another mommy,only person she will be talking to is a psycholgist

[just sayin']

What does this mean?
It's a way not to have to put an asterisk next to our relationship anymore. Our daughter won't have to explain it.

-Leah Sussman, on marrying her partner Tanya

You still need the asterisk to say "not legal in 48 states and the rest of the world".
And, to your daughter, her two 'parents' didn't create her. Some daddy did somewhere, so technically, there is another asterisk.

[Leigh]

I know this is going to be a shock to some but these gay marriages will be a lot like straight marriges: some will last, some won't. Some will be happy, some won't. Some will have children, some won't. It's almost like gay people are...wait for it...people. Who'da thunk?

[not agreed]

Poor Victor. He lost a way to have his hate officially sanctioned!