Rallies follow passage of Proposition 8
Staff and Wire Reports
November 10, 2008
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| Tighearnan Lee, of Sacramento marches around the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008. About 2,500 protesters gathered on the steps of the state Capitol to vent their opposition to the same-sex marriage ban passed in Proposition 8. (AP Photo/Robert Durell) (AP) |
Same-sex marriage supporters continued to rally throughout the weekend in defiance of the passage of Proposition 8, which banned such nuptials in California.
“This is something that is not stopping,” said Supervisor Bevan Dufty, who rallied with hundreds of demonstrators outside the Mormon Temple in Oakland on Sunday. “We had about 25,000 people marching in San Francisco, and I’m heartened by how many straight people I see at these protests.”
Thousands of Prop. 8 opponents protesters marched up Market Street on Friday night to express their disappointment and outrage.
Same-sex marriage supporters fanned out in areas such as Orange County and Sacramento, where the proposition found more support.
In Sacramento, about 2,500 protesters gathered Sunday at the Capitol.
Brent Begin, AP
