Posted on 11/07/2008 11:46:14 PM PST by nickcarraway
Dozens of gay-marriage advocates gathered Friday in downtown San Jose to protest voter approval this week of a state constitutional amendment that California will recognize marriage between a man and a woman only.
"Demand resolution, give us back our constitution!" chanted the crowd of about 75 gay and heterosexual Silicon Valley residents gathered at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez as passing cars honked their horns in approval.
The gathering coincided with a similar march in San Francisco organized by opponents of Proposition 8, approved by 52.5 percent of voters statewide though only 44.3 percent supported it in Santa Clara County.
"I can't believe Californians can say separate but equal is OK," said Rusty Tooley, 42, of San Jose, who officially married his boyfriend, Eric, in the summer after the state Supreme Court invalidated a 2000 initiative restricting marriage to a man and woman.
The demonstrators gathered at 6 p.m. and an hour later marched to San Jose City Hall. Some in the crowd were critical of Mayor Chuck Reed's refusal to take a position on Proposition 8 while the mayors of San Francisco and Oakland opposed it. Eric Lee, 29, of Saratoga said that by not publicly denouncing the measure, Reed validated qualms fellow Democrats might have had about gay marriage.
"He gave Democrats who were uncomfortable a way out," Lee said.
Asked earlier in the day about the planned demonstration, Reed declined to comment. He had
said before the election that he was focusing on supporting two city phone taxes and bond measures for bringing BART and high-speed rail to San Jose. Mayoral press secretary Michelle McGurk noted Friday that Proposition 8 lost by half a million votes and that Reed could not have influenced the outcome.
Proposition 8 backers were not evident at Friday's demonstration.
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Fixed it.
Geezus, it’s like a freakin’ Prop 8 zoo, circus, jamboree, hoedown, parade of various and sundry LOSERS.
They LOST!
Ping
Wow, dozens?
There were hundreds of pro-8 demonstrators lining the streets around where I live for the last ten days of so before the election.
Joking aside, I cant believe it only passed with 52%. At least it was a victory.
The constitution belongs to ALL of us and 52% of us said NO.
Well, I’m surprised they haven’t marched on Chuck Reed’s house and forced him to issue an edict claiming that the City will still issue marriage licenses to same sex couples in violation of the new law.
That was largely because of the way that idiot Jerry Brown worded the proposition. It should have simply said that marriage shall be between a man and a woman.
not only did they lose once they loss twice now they need to give it a rest. Actually they can thank the election of President Obama because it was blacks in large number voting YES on prop 8 that gave it the win, than Spanish and than whites I live here they broke it all down and even the news said not my words............it was due to President elect Obama that it passed I am glad it did they already have civil unions
Moonbeam Jerry probably wanted it to be worded that way so it would go to the courts however, I remember a question at the time when he was running for AG if he actually could due to his status as a lawyer I think it was and something about rules of the AG
“I can’t believe Californians can say separate but equal is OK,” said Rusty Tooley, 42, of San Jose, who officially married his boyfriend, Eric, in the summer after the state Supreme Court invalidated a 2000 initiative restricting marriage to a man and woman.
Rusty Tooley !!!!
The jokes just write themselves.
Put some lube on it.
We don’t march and threaten Catholics and Mormons.
We can boycott the corporations funding the repeal of Prop 8.
Boycotts can work for our side too.
There are many corporations funding the repeal of Prop 8.
This link takes us right to the corporate sponsor page to repel Prop 8:
http://laglc.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=SU_CORPORATIONS
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