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One Wedding and...a Revolution

Reveals the inspiration, motivation and political challenges at San Francisco City Hall during the frantic days leading up to the first government-sanctioned same-sex marriage.

With its behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive interviews, One Wedding and a Revolution provides great insight into the political process that led to first government-sanctioned same sex wedding. The film is useful for university professors in disciplines such as LGBT studies, civil rights, family law, history, political science, legal studies and women’s studies.

Media collections and libraries around the country have added the film to their catalogs. The film’s overarching message that a cause for equality and justice can never be wrong and everyone, gay or straight, can play a crucial role in the movement, makes One Wedding and a Revolution a timeless film of historical importance.

Marriage equality activists and LGBT community groups have screened the film to help garner support for their work.

The famous footage of octogenarian lesbian rights activists Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon’s wedding make this film especially popular with individuals who use the film as gifts to friends, loved ones and even as donations to local libraries and schools.