Rosie O'Donnell marries girlfriend in San Francisco

Former US talk show host Rosie O’Donnell has married her long-time girlfriend in San Francisco, taking “a proud stand” for gay rights in the city where more than 3,300 other same-sex couples have tied the knot since February 12.

“I want to thank the city of San Francisco for this amazing stance the mayor has taken for all the people here, not just us but all the thousands and thousands of loving, law-abiding couples,” O’Donnell said yesterday after she and Kelli Carpenter emerged from their brief ceremony inside mayor Gavin Newsom’s office.