Tomorrow at 5:01 p.m., California's state-wide ban on gay marriage will end and the District is considering its options in the event local same-sex couples trek to the golden state to tie the knot.

New York's governor has ordered the state to recognize those marriages, but in other places--including D.C.--that is not the case.

With the Capitol as a backdrop, thousands of area gays and lesbians showed their pride Sunday during the annual street festival in Northwest.

But for many, their thoughts are on California where Monday the state will become the first in the union to marry gay couples from any state. A ruling by the state supreme court opened the doors to matrimony, but the right could be short lived as a ballot measure redefining marriage is on the November ballot in California.

"It is going to be risky, politically, because it may fire a lot of backlash; but hey it's going to happen sooner or later, so why not do it now," said Alexandria (web|news) resident, Edward Jiran.

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty has directed the city to review its legal options should same-sex couples get married in California and ask the District to recognize their union.

"Mayor Fenty should take a close a look at the reasoning in the ruling and apply those principles in the district, and hopefully, our home state of Maryland will too," said Greenbelt resident, Jennifer Renne.

The issue is certainly controversial. In fact, three county's in California will stop performing marriage ceremonies when the court's ruling goes into effect. And while California has seen a jump in requests fro marriage licenses, some couples want to wait until they can get married in their own state.

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