Proposition 8 ruled unconstitutional in California (9 images)

A man reads aloud from the decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that California's Proposition 8, a ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, in San Francisco on February 7, 2012. UPI/Terry Schmitt

Supporters of gay marriage react to a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that California's Proposition 8, a ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, in San Francisco on February 7, 2012. UPI/Terry Schmitt

Supporters of gay marriage react to a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that California's Proposition 8, a ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, in San Francisco on February 7, 2012. UPI/Terry Schmitt

Supporters of gay marriage hold up a photo and copy of their marriage certificate at rally outside the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals as judges rule that California's Proposition 8, a ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, in San Francisco on February 7, 2012. UPI/Terry Schmitt