AdvertisementCalif. Decision Puts Marriage Politics In SpotlightFebruary 07, 2012Liz HalloranfacebookEmailCouple John Lewis (left) and Stuart Gaffney celebrate the gay-marriage ruling outside of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Feb. 7 in San Francisco. The pair had married during the brief time in 2008 when same-sex unions were legal in California. (Getty Images)