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LOS ANGELES -- Dozens of gay rights supporters gathered outside the Beverly Hilton Hotel Wednesday evening, where President Barack Obama was appearing at a star-studded political fundraiser for the Democratic Party.
The protest came just one day after the California Supreme Court upheld a voter-approved gay marriage ban.
The crowd in Beverly Hills chanted and waved rainbow flags and American flags.
Demonstrators also called for Obama to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on accepting gays.
Police said the protest was peaceful and no one was arrested.
Meantime, two top attorneys, once opponents, have joined forces to challenge California's same-sex marriage ban.
Theodore B. Olson and David Boies filed a lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court on behalf of two gay men and two lesbian women, arguing that Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage, violates the U.S. constitutional guarantee of equal protection and due process.
The complaint also asks for an injunction blocking Prop 8 until the case is resolved -- immediately reinstating marriage rights for same-sex couples.
Details of the lawsuit were expected to be released during a news conference Wednesday at the Millenium Biltmore hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
Both Olson and Boies squared off in the legal battle that decided the 2000 presidential election. Olson, a former U.S. Solicitor General, represented future President George W. Bush and Boies represented then-Vice President Al Gore in that action.
On Tuesday, thousands protested across the state following the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 8 but allow existing marriages to stand.
A large protest march began around 7 p.m. at the corner of Santa Monica and San Vicente boulevards in West Hollywood.
About 3,500 to 5,000 protesters, including actress Drew Barrymore and comedian Kathy Griffin, made their way to the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue in Hollywood, where there was a brief rally.
Some of the protesters carried American flags and signs that read "California Needs Love Not Hate," and "Gays on Strike."
No arrests were made.
About 1,000 people also marched in Long Beach Tuesday night, promising to gather signatures to place a measure on the November 2010 ballot to legalize same-sex marriage.
Earlier in the day, about 100 people sat down in an intersection near the University of California, Los Angeles campus during rush hour, according to police.
In Orange County, about 200 same-sex marriage supporters and a handful of opponents massed between the old Orange County Courthouse and a Presbyterian church for a rally organized by same-sex marriage supporters.
And anti-Prop 8 rally in Santa Ana drew about 600 people.
The protest came just one day after the California Supreme Court upheld a voter-approved gay marriage ban.
The crowd in Beverly Hills chanted and waved rainbow flags and American flags.
Demonstrators also called for Obama to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on accepting gays.
Police said the protest was peaceful and no one was arrested.
Meantime, two top attorneys, once opponents, have joined forces to challenge California's same-sex marriage ban.
Theodore B. Olson and David Boies filed a lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court on behalf of two gay men and two lesbian women, arguing that Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage, violates the U.S. constitutional guarantee of equal protection and due process.
The complaint also asks for an injunction blocking Prop 8 until the case is resolved -- immediately reinstating marriage rights for same-sex couples.
Details of the lawsuit were expected to be released during a news conference Wednesday at the Millenium Biltmore hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
Both Olson and Boies squared off in the legal battle that decided the 2000 presidential election. Olson, a former U.S. Solicitor General, represented future President George W. Bush and Boies represented then-Vice President Al Gore in that action.
On Tuesday, thousands protested across the state following the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 8 but allow existing marriages to stand.
A large protest march began around 7 p.m. at the corner of Santa Monica and San Vicente boulevards in West Hollywood.
About 3,500 to 5,000 protesters, including actress Drew Barrymore and comedian Kathy Griffin, made their way to the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue in Hollywood, where there was a brief rally.
Some of the protesters carried American flags and signs that read "California Needs Love Not Hate," and "Gays on Strike."
No arrests were made.
About 1,000 people also marched in Long Beach Tuesday night, promising to gather signatures to place a measure on the November 2010 ballot to legalize same-sex marriage.
Earlier in the day, about 100 people sat down in an intersection near the University of California, Los Angeles campus during rush hour, according to police.
In Orange County, about 200 same-sex marriage supporters and a handful of opponents massed between the old Orange County Courthouse and a Presbyterian church for a rally organized by same-sex marriage supporters.
And anti-Prop 8 rally in Santa Ana drew about 600 people.
