Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Prop 8 Decision in San Francisco 5/26 - Part 2

I'm back in LA now, after a 14-hour day of covering San Francisco's reaction to the Prop 8 decision.

As most of you know, the California Supreme Court voted to uphold Prop 8; in reaction, hundreds took to the streets to protest the decision at 5 PM.


I followed the demonstrators to Yerba Buena Park, where a peaceful organized protest was planned to take place




After a while, it seemed like the Yerba Buena Park protest was dying down. So, following a tip, I high-tailed it to Castro, San Francisco's original gay district, where people had gathered in preparation for..

...a giant street party?



When asked why it seemed like the community was celebrating the situation, an organizer responded by saying that the rally was the LGBT community's way of showing resolve in the face of adversity. They would not allow the Prop 8 decision to suck the joy out of their lives.

It's not over yet for these people, and I plan to keep an eye on this story as it develops.

1 comments:

Nikki Sylianteng June 13, 2009 at 10:04 PM  

Wow, I love the Castro shot, Josh.

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