In California, protests continue against last week’s passage of a ban on gay marriage. Proposition 8 would amend the state constitution to recognize marriage only between a man and a woman. On Friday, thousands of people marched in San Francisco.

Protester: “I think it is the right of all gay Americans to be able to marry, and I feel that because our rights were taken away, I have no choice but to come out with our community and stand with everyone.”

Three lawsuits have been filed to challenge Prop 8’s constitutionality. The California Supreme Court struck down an earlier statewide same-sex marriage ban in May.