Alexander Sanchez of San Francisco, waves a rainbow colored flag to a large crowd of supporters of same-sex marriage as they cheer in front of San Francisco City Hall on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. Thousands of demonstrators gathered to listen to speakers and protest the passage of Proposition 8, a ballot measure amending California’s constitution to ban same-sex marriage. The event is part of a simultaneous protest planned in hundreds of communities. (AP Photo/Darryl Bush)