Uproar greets California's reversal of gay marriage laws | World news | The Guardian

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/07/us-elections-2008-gay-rights

Five months after gay and lesbian couples across California celebrated their newfound right to marry with rallies and mass weddings, demonstrations of a very different nature were held across the state following Tuesday's election.

Thousands of gay marriage supporters rallied on the steps of San Francisco city hall chanting "Marriage, equality, USA", while hundreds gathered in Los Angeles to protest over the passing of California's Proposition 8, an amendment to the state constitution that reads "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid".

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