California Supreme Court upholds Prop 8. Gay marriage ban remains. All 18, 000 marriages preformed before November 4th, 2008 valid.

The California Supreme Court has upheld Proposition 8, making gay marriage illegal in the state, but has allowed all eighteen thousand marriages performed before the gay marriage ban took effect to remain valid, thereby effectively creating two classes of gay men and women in the state. In the wake of the ruling, the calls for civil disobedience are clear and constant, made by gay activists.