Truemors
Protests against Proposition 8, which reinstated the ban on gay marriage, are taking place today in California, across the US, and in cities around the world. The full list of participating cities can be found here.
We will be covering the story here, as well as via Scan.
Today, same-sex marriage supporters have planned simultaneous protests throughout California and in all 50 states, as well as cities in Canada, England and Australia.
It's a never-before-seen response, surpassing in size and scope even the 1969 Stonewall riots, which started the modern gay rights movement after New York City police raided a Greenwich Village gay bar.
And it remains uncertain whether the aggressive tactics ultimately advance the activists' goal: Either having the California Supreme Court throw out Proposition 8 or persuading voters in a new election that gay marriage should be legal in the state.
At 10:30 a.m., North County residents will join gay-rights activists across the nation to protest the Nov. 4 passage of Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage on California.
Similar marches are scheduled to take place simultaneously across the state and nation, including one in downtown San Diego. Protesters are asking the courts to overturn the proposition. On Nov. 8, an estimated 10,000 people participated in a similar march in San Diego.
In some cases, though, the proper due diligence hasn't taken place, and the wrong business are targeted for protest:
The Sacramento Theater Company is being confused with the California Musical Theater. That separate company was blacklisted this week by same-sex marriage supporters. They found out one of the directors gave money supporting prop 8. But, the Sacramento Theater Company is now swamped with calls and e-mails from people promising to pull their ticket subscriptions.
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