prop 8 decision day in san francisco

[cacahuate]

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I'm a little late on this, I guess. I fail at timeliness, but hopefully you guys are still interested.

Last Tuesday, the California Supreme Court handed down its ruling in the legal challenge to Proposition 8, voting 6-1 to uphold it. (See this timeline for some background; read the recent decision here.) A crowd of same-sex marriage supporters in front of the Supreme Court building in San Francisco reacted to the ruling Tuesday morning.

Shortly afterward, about 200 of these protesters, mobilized by the group One Struggle, One Fight, blocked an intersection on nearby Van Ness at Grove and, when they refused to move, were arrested. Those images behind the cut.

Shelly Bailes and Ellen Pontac (seen here reacting to last year's ruling, which legalized same-sex marriage in California) react to the news that Prop 8 was upheld.

Sisters Maudlin Masscara and Mary Timothy Simplicity of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence scream their frustration after the ruling upholding Prop 8.

Protesters blocking the intersection on Van Ness at Grove in San Francisco.

Emkay (possibly M.K.) Spatt, 15, center, and Daryl Dean, 17, both students at San Francisco School of the Arts High School, are surrounded by photographers while blocking an intersection in peaceful protest of the California Supreme Court's ruling upholding Proposition 8.

A member of the San Francisco Police Department briefs a group of high school students on what to expect as minors when they are arrested for civil disobedience.

Shawn Higgens, front, and Robert Franco kiss next to a line of policemen during a protest against the upholding of Prop 8.

Joe and Frank Capley-Alfano, married in San Francisco in June, 2008, display their marriage certificate during a protest against the upholding of Proposition 8. The California Supreme Court ruled that while Prop 8 would be upheld, the 18,000 same-sex marriages performed before its passage would remain valid.

A progressive religious leader is among the first to be arrested for civil disobedience at a protest against the upholding of Prop 8.

High school students cheer on protesters who have just been arrested for civil obedience in protest of Prop 8.

Comments

[lily_backup]

These are gorgeous, and all those kids getting arrested for civil disobedience (especially the one who looks like she's crying) makes me want to do something about this stupid world.

[khi-word.livejournal.com]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[my-palimpsest.livejournal.com]

The priest contingent really does it for me. It makes me feel better about my decision to pursue seminary and ordination to the Episcopal priesthood.

Great pics as usual, darlin'

[cacahuate.livejournal.com]

Really? Wow, weird (but cool)!

[my-palimpsest.livejournal.com]

Word. It's still a long way off, but it's in the works. Not something I really talked about much at Reed, but I'm pretty excited about it.
It's nice to see some men and women of the cloth really standing up for something they believe in.

[linettasky.livejournal.com]

Lady, I really only know you as a face I saw on campus, but I say that is wonderful. The clerical contingent got me, too.

[moonlitrhapsody.livejournal.com]

Wonderful, incredibly moving shots. =) I got chills from all the love.

[theurv.livejournal.com]

I know some of the people organizers and those who were arrested... so cool to see it. I would have been there if I wasn't organizing UCSB students.

Are you going to post these on facebook too? (please do, I'd love to tag some of them so others can see too)

[cacahuate.livejournal.com]

Nope, I am too skeeved out by their TOS.

[dicedork.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing these.