As the daughter of a lesbian couple, my reaction is lukewarm. This is a significant milestone and a huge step forward. But much remains to be done.

Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco has overturned Prop. 8, California's same-sex marriage ban. His ruling reads, "Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California constitution the notion that opposite sex couples are superior to same sex couples."