Thousands of people marched through the streets here Friday night to protest the passage on Tuesday of Proposition 8, a ballot measure outlawing same-sex marriage.The march, which began near City Hall, snaked down the city’s main artery, Market Street, to the Castro district, a bastion of San Francisco’s gay men and women. Rush-hour traffic was stopped as marchers, some carrying signs reading “We Shall Overcome,” peacefully swarmed around cars.
It was the latest demonstration since voters approved the proposition. On Thursday, more than 1,000 people protested at a Mormon temple in Los Angeles, shutting down traffic and leading to several arrests. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints supported the measure.) Seven people were arrested Wednesday in protests in other parts of Los Angeles, the police said.
Same-sex marriages had been legal in California since May, when the State Supreme Court struck down two laws prohibiting such unions.(New York Times)
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