By Clayton Trosclair/SAN FRANCISCO

The passage of California Proposition 8 has sparked statewide protests this weekend, with tens of thousands of gay activists marching in big cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as smaller communities that have not traditionally been a hotbed of gay activism.

The measure, which passed on Nov. 4 with 52 percent of the vote, changes the state constitution to take away the right of gays and lesbians to marry. 

On Friday in San Francisco, an estimated 5,000 demonstrators marched from Civic Center to the Castro and Dolores Park. Police officers stopped traffic and escorted the crowd down Market Street. 

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by Nick Burns/West Berkeley

Proponents and opponents of Proposition 8 took their get-out-the-vote efforts to the streets — or freeway — today. A dozen volunteers set up camp on a pedestrian overpass near University Avenue in West Berkeley, hanging banners and waving signs as commuters drove along highway 80, a major traffic corridor connecting Sacramento and San Francisco.

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