Posted on 05/27/2009 10:27:40 AM PDT by lewisglad
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- On Tuesday morning, the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8 the gay marriage ban passed back in November 2008 and on Tuesday night some of Hollywoods biggest celebrities joined thousands of protesters in the streets of West Hollywood to voice their anger, frustration and hope of a future overturning of the proposition.
Celebrities in attendance included Drew Barrymore, Kathy Griffin and her mother Maggie Griffin, George Takei and husband Brad Altman, Kelly Osbourne and finance Luke Worrell, Deborah Gibson, Emmy Rossum, Sophia Bush, Perez Hilton and Shanna Moakler.
Access Hollywood caught up with Kathy Griffin at the rally, who expressed her shame about the ruling to uphold the proposition.
Im a proud Californian, but today I was ashamed of the Supreme Court, Kathy told Access. I think they are gonna do the right thing eventually things like this, people taking it to the streets, this is how change really happens. And Im so proud to be part of it, and Im so proud of my mom for coming out here. Shes the 89-year-old activist. That last time she marched was against prohibition, so this is great!
Kathy explained that California is not as liberal as some may perceive it.
[Some] think that were a bunch of hippies and were too progressive [in California.] Turns out that Iowa has it right, we still have a way to go, she said of the Midwest state that recently legalized gay marriage. But I really believe were gonna overturn it.
Access also talked to Deborah Gibson (Mega-Shark vs. Giant Octopus), who said she was shocked by the decision.
I was raised a good Catholic girl and nowhere in church do I remember it ever being an issue for everybody to be treated equally. I cant believe its 2009 and this is still an issue to be quite honest, she explained. People just have to continue to be vocal and even if it takes a while for people to officially change at least the community feels supported. And they feel shunned by their government but at least they know that their fellow citizens support them, love them and care what happens and I think that thats a great message that everybodys sending out today.
Former Co-Executive Director of the Miss California Organization Shanna Moakler told Access she was protesting for her children.
Im a mother [and] I want my kids to grow up and have the same rights as me and I want them to be able to choose who they wanna love and be able to get married to whomever they choose to love, she said.
Shanna said she believes anti-gay marriage groups are attempting to court the young vote by rallying behind people like Miss California Carrie Prejean who said gay marriage should not be legalized during the recent Miss USA 2009 pageant.
One of the reasons why [anti-gay marriage groups] latched on to Miss California is because she is young and because theyre losing the youth. And the youth is gonna come of age. They are gonna get to vote and theyre gonna make a difference. Theyre gonna make a change, Shanna told Access.
Like many of the protesters in the crowd, Kelly Osbourne was also left feeling angered by the courts decision.
It goes without saying that if you love someone, you should be able to marry them no matter I cant even explain to you how frustrating it is that I dont get it. I just dont understand it, she told Access. Why is it such a problem? Why do people care who somebody loves and who somebody [wants] to marry?
Many of the speakers at the rally said the fight for marriage equality would continue in the 2010 election.
I guess they all must march to show how clueless they are on what the court did? Look at me I’m stoopid.
Prop 8 in CA was passed the same day in AZ and FL - anyone hear of lawsuits there? What is local reaction?
I honked and gave them all a nice “thumbs down” on my way home last night....
What in God’s name is a “Shanna Moakler”?

I most certainly would hit that.
Eeewww... Still haven't gotten used to the fact that Mr Sulu is as gay as a Christmas tree...
As for Shanna Moakler, who the hell is she?
Actually, rereading the list, other than Barrymore, they are all C and D list celebs, which says something.
Deborah Gibson (Mega-Shark vs. Giant Octopus), said she was shocked by the decision. trailer...lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa7ck5mcd1o
Is she hetero or a lesbo?
Quite a list of “celebrities” there.
All of these celebrity loving gay freaks can jump off a cliff. They just can’t get over the fact that they LOST! I heard one of them say yesterday that in 2010 they will go door to door asking people to be for gay marriage. I dare any of them to come to my door, I’ll tell them to get their freaky asses off of my property
This is what passes for "celebrities" these days? How mighty Hollywood has fallen.
Outstanding.But I would have used a different finger...and it would have been pointed upward.
Maybe Miss Gibson should have actually read that black paperweight that she was given at her confirmation then. Everyone is equal: sinners in the eyes of the Lord.
That has got to be an OLD photo.
Presuming her grandmother marched in the last year of Prohibition, she would have been 12 or 13, if this claim is true.
Gosh, I've always wondered what sort of families that liberal Hollywood whores sprang from. Now I know.
Did people even march against Prohibition? I thought that they gave passwords through eyeslats to get into underground speakeasys.
I mean, one looks at Kathy Griffin and can understand why she is a fag-hag. Barrymore too, as I always thought she had a jaw like Sgt Rock.
Were Lorenzo Lamas and Audrina Patridge busy that night?
Translation: "I love mob rule!"
Not for me,thanks! I've never had a penicillin shot and plan to keep it that way.
>>...but today I was ashamed of the Supreme Court, Kathy
>>told Access.
Right now, I’m very proud of the CA Supreme Court. Good job!
I have a gay friend who thinks that Prop. 8 itself was an excercise in “mob rule.”
George Takei and husband Brad Altman.....
oh....so Takei is on the bottom....glad we cleared that up!
I love my mother, she (I presume) loves me.
Does Ms. Moakler believe I should be able to marry my mother?
I'm not sure, since I'd never heard of her before I saw the headline. Pretty safe bet she's a hetero though.
Lesbians only look like that in the hands of a skilled pornographer.
I think you’d need more than penicillin to recover from that.
I should be able to marry my mother?
That’s next with being able to marry the family dog.....
Hence the indoctrination of the little ones in grade school. Indeed, while opposition is 57% according to Gallup, it is "in favor" by that same number for those aged 18-29.
That said, opposition is rising. Methinks it is due to the thuggish behaviour of the Velvet Mafia. Also, African Americans are getting tired of having the gay struggle equated with theirs--and rightly so--and it was their big turnout for 0bama in CA that helped pass Proposition 8 according to some studies.
I think it might be worth it for the best six seconds of my life.
Someone needs to tell her that we’ll be taking it to the streets on July 4th - and I’m sure more than one sign at a California TEA Party will support Prop 8.
Then Hollyweird can tell us what homophone racists we are.
It's said she married a guy; I'm not sure if that's conclusive.
hom·o·phone (hm-fn, hm-)
n.
One of two or more words, such as night and knight, that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling.
LOL! Like Ellen Degeneres or Margaret Cho or Sandra Bernhardt?
She brought her "finance". She must be series.
Or both at the same time!
“If you love someone you should be able to marry them”. So I guess these perverted people are OK with siblings marrying, polygamy, bestiality, etc? They have perverted the concept of love beyond all recognition. Seeking validation of your degraded bodily urges is not love. It’s just attempting to force society to put a seal of approval upon your degraded wickedness, because the last twinge of conscience you have left won’t let you rest easy about your perversion. There’s a reason for that, and all the forced “validation” gained through judicial blackmail won’t change it.
You’re talking about a woman who looks like she’s being anally penetrated by a toilet! Good luck. I suggest you wrap industrial strength Saran-Wrap around Mr. Wiggly.
Hi LG...(waves)...
Now what would the ‘D’ lister do without this little publicity snit? Max out their credit cards for a meal a Koi so they could be ‘seen?’
To quote the great social commentator of our time, Homer Simpson...’duh, celebrities is there nothing they don’t know?’
So, does all that Hope&Change make the pillow taste better, Georgie?
I guess there's a limit to the skills of any mortal.
You’d probably have to stand in line, I wouldn’t play Russian roulette with my health and life like that. I hear that crabs are mighty uncomfortable. Oops, that was mean of me. But it pales in comparison to these degraded people trying to force their perversion upon society, and particularly other people’s children.
I am truly disappointed, not one air brained cast member from ‘The Hills’ present at this rally! (maybe they are off for the summer and not taping...) :)
Not just time, but her lifestyle.
Gosh, what’d she do to/in the toilet?
Aren’t they some of the same people who decry Christians going door-to-door to evangelise for their beliefs? For “pushing” their beliefs in others’ faces? I guess it’s not really that the Christians are witnessing, it’s what they’re witnessing about.
beauty is only skin deep
ugly goes straight to the bone.
These illiterati don’t understand that beauty goes from the inside outward. No amount of outward beauty can hide and ugly inside.
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