elyse is in san francisco where the annual lesbian march and rally is in full swing. >> reporter: hundreds are here celebrating diversity. if you look behind me, you can see just how large the crowd is here for the 41st annual lesbian, trans gender festival. this comes just as people here are celebrating a step forward. yesterday, governor cuomo signed a bill making new york the sixth and largest state where gay couples can now wed. we just spoke to one woman visiting from new york who says finding out she can now marry her partner makes celebrating this weekend more special. while those from california are disappointed i didn't happen here first. >> it's legal, you know. god forbid, if someone happened to me, my wife has my benefits. everything, it's good. >> i'm so much more hopeful that california's a progressive state. we should totally already have it. i can't believe new york beat us to it. so frustrating, but only makes me that much more hopeful. >> and this is just one of many events planned this weekend. this morning, a huge pink t triangle was raised on twin pinks. they say it's