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PHOTOS: Activists clash over marriage

Opponents of same sex marriage held a rally on the Mall and marched to the Supreme Court where they were met with chants from LGBT rights advocates

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14 years ago

March 26, 2013

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Activists rally in front of the United States Supreme Court on March 26. (Washington Blade photo by Blake Bergen)

On March 26, opponents of same sex marriage held a rally on the Mall and marched to the Supreme Court where they were met with chants from LGBT rights advocates. Activists from both sides of the marriage debate had gathered on Capitol Hill during the oral arguments for the Hollingsworth v. Perry case which will decide the fate of California’s Proposition 8.

(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key and Blake Bergen)

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