Protests after Californians reject gay marriage

An estimated 1,000 protesters have taken to the streets over California’s new ban on gay marriage as the political turmoil and legal confusion over who should have the right to wed deepens.

California voters approved a constitutional amendment disallowing gay marriage. The measure, which won 52% approval, overrides a California Supreme Court ruling last May that briefly gave same-sex couples the right to wed.

About 1,000 gay-marriage supporters demonstrated outside a Mormon temple in the Westwood section of Los Angeles.

Sign-waving demonstrators spilled onto Santa Monica Boulevard, bringing afternoon traffic to a halt.

The temple was targeted because the Mormon church strongly supported the ban on gay marriage.