"John lewis, (left) and Stuart Gaffney, the original plaintiffs in the Prop 8 battle,  say a few words beofre the start of the hearing, as same-sex couples and their families hold a , ""No Standing for Prop 8"" sit-in in front of the California State Building in San Francisco, Ca., on Tuesday September 6, 2011. Earlier a federal district court found that proposition 8's exclusion of loving, committed couples from marriage violated the fundamental fairness and equality guarantees of our constitution. Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle"
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