Speaking about today's California Supreme Court agreeing to hear case on same-sex marriage, City Attorney Dennis Herrera had this to say: No matter what your view of same-sex marriage, it is important to understand that the passage of Prop 8 has pushed California to the brink of a constitutional crisis. And how.......

A decision has been made. The California Supreme Court has decided to hear the legal issues over Prop. 8, the same-sex marriage ban which passed by razor-thin 52% of the vote, but said it won't issue a stay against the voter-approved same-sex marriage ban. Which is to say, county clerks will not be allowed to resume issuing licenses to queer couples until the case is decided. Prop. 8 is still in effect. Court spokeswoman......

With six separate lawsuits filed to ask the state Supreme Court to overturn Prop. 8, we could find out as soon as, well, any second now if the state's highest court will review the constitutionality of a proposition that bans same-sex couples from getting married. Both sides of Prop 8, in fact, are eager to to get some sort of final word on this controversial civil-rights issue that's made worldwide headline since elections day.......

Be sure to check out voice of reason Matt Baume on KALW" tonight at 97.1 on your dial, or live right here. He goes on 7:30 p.m.-ish. SFist's Editor at Large and creator of Stop8.org, a post-Prop 8 portal, he'll be discussing stuff about same-sex marriage and the recently passed California proposition banning it. At the very least, tune in just to hear his eloquent, dare we say sultry, voice.......

Due to extreme public interest, State Attorney General Jerry Brown pressed the CA Supreme Court today to decide whether or not the gay marriage ban, Prop 8, is constitutionally valid. While these kinds of "matters are brought before lower courts before the Supreme Court hears the case ... petitioners have asked the Supreme Court to accept the review directly to bring an early resolution to the matter." According to the former CA Governor and Oakland......

While wielding boycotts as political statements have had a history of effectiveness (look no further than the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott as a prime example), and with publications like the Chronicle and the LA Times posting state records databases showing just who donated for and against Prop. 8, some gay leaders have urged restraint when it comes to boycotting supporters of Prop 8. According to Lester Neblett, executive director of the Sacramento Gay &......

After Saturday's Nationwide Prop 8. protest at City Hall, an after-march sprouted through the streets of San Francisco, going from Civic Center to Octavia and the Castro and then back up Market to Union Square, over to Chinatown, North Beach, and then back to Civic Center. SFist's Matt Baume -- who can be heard on the radio talking about Prop 8 tonight at around 7:30 p.m. on KALW, 91.7 -- has an excellent review of......

San Francisco rallied against Proposition 8 (the same-sex marriage ban) starting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning. The demonstration is part of a slew of other Prop. 8 protests taking place across the United States....

Actor Oscar Nunez, who plays the gay character Oscar Martinez in "The Office," talked to the Bay Area Reporter and suggested something interesting: Prop. 8 opponents should try to gain support by helping other communities. Brilliant. The straight, Cuban-born actor suggests that gay marriage supporters "could organize events such as 5K runs in places like East Los Angeles, which has a large Latino population." Saying that protesters are "never going to change the mind......

The above image -- showing just how large scale Saturday's national Prop 8 protest will look -- is from the flyer used to promote the big event. All of the demonstrations start at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow unless noted otherwise....

Alan Stock, CEO of Cinemark Theaters, donated $9,999 to anti-gay Prop. 8. According to AmericaBlog......

Early Saturday in San Francisco there will be another massive protest against Proposition 8's passing. But this time it will be a nationwide event, with demonstrations in each state. (Another one, you say? Well, Dan Savage has a great op-ed piece in The New York Times today about how Prop. 8 can get worse, much worse, if we don't overturn it. And quick.) ...

Now that we've gotten all the childish bile out of our system, please check out these sites aiming to bring people together in the fight for gay marriage. These people deserve lavish praise and tons and tons of our attention if we're going to stop Prop. 8 from snowballing out of control....

Last night, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people gathered for a protest outside the Church of Latter Day Saints' Manhattan Mormon Temple and march down Broadway to Columbus Circle....

Is it out of your system yet? While all of this in-fighting, blaming, exempting, and naive attacks of reverse-discrimination (a chortle-inducing term if there ever was one) has been fun, let's get down to brass tacks, folks. SFist is putting out a call for and sites and/or organizations doing any of the following constructive things to help overturn gender and queer discrimination in the state of California. Reaching out to latino, black, and religious......

Queers are calling for a boycott of the California Musical Theatre -- at least according to the Sacramento Bee -- after discovering that its artistic director, Scott Eckern, donated $1,000 to Prop. 8. Eckern has been with CMT for over 25 years. Richard Lewis, the organization's executive producer, released this statement regarding the controversy: "Any political action or the opinion of Scott Eckern is not shared by California Musical Theatre. We have a long......

CBS 5's Joe Vazquez reports that the big, pink "Fuck Mormons" banner has been removed. While rumors of photoshopping swirled, CBS 5 managed to figure out that, yes, the sign was, in fact, real. ...

Well, this is pretty powerful stuff. Last night, Keith Olberman's "Special Comment" was about Prop 8. ...

So what's the deal with the next round of Prop 8 protests? Oh, we are so glad you asked. The next big one in SF is this Saturday at 10:30am at City Hall. The organizers put out a call for help -- they need folks to put up flyers, among other things. So, if you've got some spare time, what worthier cause could there be? There's also a protest brewing on Friday at 6pm......

No-on-8 folks, this isn't necessary, is It?...

Sorry to inundate you with even more protest-ness, but this is happening all over the state today, citizens protesting Prop. 8's passing -- e.g., the protest at Oakland's Mormon Temple, the big one happening in Sacramento. Jameth is over at the state capital capturing what's going down today. Check out some of his shots below. (An aside: He shot these images with a G1 phone. Seriously, how cool are these pics, phone-wise? Very. We had......

As we mentioned already, a protest at the Mormon temple in Oakland forced the CHP to shut down some Highway 13 ramps. Here are some shots of today's protest in progress....

A budding Prop 8 rally outside the LDS Temple in Oakland has forced the CHP to shut down some Highway 13 ramps.According to the Gate, "CHP officials said do not know when they might reopen the southbound ramp at Lincoln Avenue and northbound ramp at Joaquin Miller Road. ...

With four helicopters flying overhead, we had no idea what to expect at Market and Seventh Street in terms of turnout. It was huge. Massive....

Who can we blame for prop. 8's passing? Take our poll to find out....

Wish you went to last night's Prop. 8 protest instead of watching Dancing with the Stars? Well, you get another chance. Tomorrow there will be an even bigger protest (Friday) against Prop 8. The march will start at Civic Center at 5:30 p.m., ending in Dolores Park. (Interesting that it's not ending at an LDS temple. That seems to be what's going on in LA today.) It will be going down Market from Seventh,......

Shamelessly breaking boundaries here at SFist, we're letting budding SFist star Tiffany Maleshefski use the first-person voice with this opinion piece. Not because youu Editor necessarily disagrees with the sentiment; it just works better this way. By Tiffany Maleshefski To add one more outraged voice to the mix, I too will echo the sentiments expressed by millions of others today, on how the passing of Proposition 8 is not only heartbreaking and disappointing, it’s......

Here was the scene last night at City Hall, where over 2,000 people protested Proposition 8's passing....

Oh, by the way, there will be a candlelight vigil at City Hall this evening for any and all who want to commiserate on Prop. 8 passing. Not sure what will go down. (Hide the police cars!) But it might be a great way for some of you to vent. Peacefully, that is. It starts at 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place.......

Today City Attorney Dennis Herrera today, along with Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and Santa Clara County Counsel Anne C. Ravel, filed "a petition for a writ of mandate with the California Supreme Court to invalidate Proposition 8, an initiative constitutional amendment that intends to strip gay and lesbian citizens of their fundamental right to marry in California." That is to say, it's on. In Herrera's own words: The issue before the court......