Two bride figurines adorn the top of a wedding cake during an illegal same-sex wedding ceremony in central...
Two bride figurines adorn the top of a wedding cake during an illegal same-sex wedding ceremony in central Melbourne August 1, 2009. Gay activists staged mock weddings across Australia on Saturday as the governing Labor Party voted against changing its ban on gay marriage. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas (AUSTRALIA CONFLICT POLITICS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)