Still Hating On Prop 8

On Tuesday the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8. If you don't know what Prop 8 is where have you been?! aah well in short it's a ban on gay marriages in California, voted in November 4th last year, ironically, on the same day as Barack Obama, whose message as you most likely know was "change". Due to the highly famous community in Cali many celebrities have lent their voices to the cause, particularly since the controversial remarks of Carrie Prejean, Miss California USA, at the Miss USA pageant in April.

The most fascinating factor of the whole debacle, though, is the amount of difference a few celebrities making themselves heard can make. The piece of legislation probably wouldn't have been reviewed if it weren't for the increased focus placed on the issue. True, technically the review of the ban was due to three lawsuits, however it is hard to tell whether these lawsuits may have had as much power if the celebrity voice that encouraged them had so much influence.This was notable in the large and varied celebrities who attended the Anti Prop 8 rally on Tuesday night, following the supreme courts announcement.

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However, despite the disgust with which the decision was received it's hard to ignore the fact that Prop 8 was voted in through good old fashioned democracy, and by a clear majority. This will make it hard to overturn. It's also hard to tell whether, once the furore surrounding Miss USA, and indeed Prop 8 itself, dies down this issue will really be fought for publicly and vocally by so many celebrities, as opposed to those who it actually concerns - homosexual members of the Hollywood community.

For a video of the protest click here.