California Supreme Court Upholds Prop 8 (20 images)

Clerks pass out the California Supreme Court decision on state Proposition 8, a ballot initiative limiting marriage to a man and a woman, in San Francisco on May 26, 2009. The court upheld the initiative but declared that 18,000 gay marriages occurring before the vote are legal. (UPI Photo/Terry Schmitt)

Demonstrators for and against gay marriage await the California Supreme Court decision on state Proposition 8, a ballot initiative limiting marriage to a man and a woman, in San Francisco on May 26, 2009. The court upheld the initiative but declared that 18,000 gay marriages occurring before the vote are legal. (UPI Photo/Terry Schmitt)

Demonstrators for gay marriage await the California Supreme Court decision on state Proposition 8, a ballot initiative limiting marriage to a man and a woman, at the State Building in San Francisco on May 26, 2009. The court upheld the initiative but declared that 18,000 gay marriages occurring before the vote are legal. (UPI Photo/Terry Schmitt)

Demonstrators shout "Shame on you" after the California Supreme Court ruled on state Proposition 8, a ballot initiative limiting marriage to a man and a woman, in San Francisco on May 26, 2009. The court upheld the initiative but declared that 18,000 gay marriages occurring before the vote are legal. (UPI Photo/Terry Schmitt)