The California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8--which bans legal recognition of same-sex marriages--yesterday, sparking a wave of protests across the country. Here in Seattle, a "Day of Decision" rally was held downtown at Westlake Center. The Stranger reports State Senator Ed Murray was ambivalent about attending, saying, "so few people are willing to get off their butts to do something about marriage equality here, in the state where they themselves live." But of course he showed, along with Rep. Jamie Pedersen (photo) and a host of others. Hundreds of people crowded Westlake, and afterwards a smaller number took the chance to march up to Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill. Check out Seattlest Flickr Pool member subsetsum's "Day of Decision" photoset for a full chronicling. more ›