Gay and Lesbian
Domestic Partner Commitment Ceremony
San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, along with members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 
hosted the sixth annual same-sex domestic partners commitment ceremony 
today under the City Hall rotunda. 
Mayor Brown performed the first official same gender commitment ceremony in 1996, 
when San Francisco became one of the first cities to allow same-sex couples 
to have an official ceremony through the County Clerks Office. 
Since then, 467 couples have participated in this annual event. 

San Francisco, California
March 21, 2002 

Photos by Lonny Shavelson --COPYRIGHT © 2002
                                                        

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Sue Rochman (left) and Robin Romdalvik 
sign and receive their Domestic Partner certificate in city hall
before the formal ceremony with the mayor.



Larry Novida and Rick Rosser 
sign and receive their Domestic Partner certificate in city hall. 



Sue Rochman (in white) and Robin Romdalvik 
wait for the ceremony to begin, 
while Tom Dahdouh and Henry Pacheco 
feed their son, John Dadouh, three years old. 



A couple waits for the formal ceremony to begin. 

Larry Novida and Rick Rosser recite their vows
and celebrate with a kiss. 



Roberta LaFrance smiles at her partner, Carmen Apodaca, 
after taking their vows.

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