Proposition 8 measure..."discriminates against same-sex couples."

Kate Kuykendall (L) and her wife Tori Kuykendall (R) with their daughter Zadie -1, during a gay rights rally against the Proposition 8 measure at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles park on March 4, 2009. California's top lawyer called for the result of a referendum effectively banning same-sex marriage to be quashed, ahead of the latest court-room showdown over the issue. Attorney General Jerry Brown said the ballot measure known as Proposition 8, which redefined marriage in California as a union between a man and a woman, should be invalidated because it "discriminates against same-sex couples."

A woman holds up a placard during a gay rights rally against the Proposition 8 measure at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles park on March 4, 2009. California Attorney General Jerry Brown said the ballot measure known as Proposition 8, which redefined marriage in California as a union between a man and a woman, should be invalidated because it "discriminates against same-sex couples."

A man holds up a placard during a gay rights rally against the Proposition 8 measure at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles park on March 4, 2009. California Attorney General Jerry Brown said the ballot measure known as Proposition 8, which redefined marriage in California as a union between a man and a woman, should be invalidated because it "discriminates against same-sex couples."

Kate Kuykendall (L) and her wife Tori Kuykendall (R) with their daughter Zadie -1, during a gay rights rally against the Proposition 8 measure at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles park on March 4, 2009. California's top lawyer called for the result of a referendum effectively banning same-sex marriage to be quashed, ahead of the latest court-room showdown over the issue. Attorney General Jerry Brown said the ballot measure known as Proposition 8, which redefined marriage in California as a union between a man and a woman, should be invalidated because it "discriminates against same-sex couples."

The t-shirt of a activist during a gay rights rally against the Proposition 8 measure at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles park on March 4, 2009. California Attorney General Jerry Brown said the ballot measure known as Proposition 8, which redefined marriage in California as a union between a man and a woman, should be invalidated because it "discriminates against same-sex couples."



Married same-sex couples prepare to retake their vows during a gay rights rally against the Proposition 8 measure at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles park on March 4, 2009. California Attorney General Jerry Brown said the ballot measure known as Proposition 8, which redefined marriage in California as a union between a man and a woman, should be invalidated because it "discriminates against same-sex couples."

Acivists wait for the start of a gay rights rally against the Proposition 8 measure at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles park on March 4, 2009. California Attorney General Jerry Brown said the ballot measure known as Proposition 8, which redefined marriage in California as a union between a man and a woman, should be invalidated because it "discriminates against same-sex couples."