LOS ANGELES , California ( CNN ) -- Protests continued Friday in several California cities , including San Francisco , Palm Springs and Long Beach , over the passage of Proposition 8 , which outlaws same-sex marriage . The passage of California 's Proposition 8 , which bans same-sex marriages , has led to a number of protests . The ballot initiative , which passed 52.5 percent to 47.5 percent Tuesday , overturns a May ruling by the California Supreme Court that struck down a 2000 ban on same-sex unions . In San Francisco , an estimated 2,000 protesters marched down Market Street toward Dolores Park . The march stretched out for at least three city blocks , and the protesters completely blocked Market Street 's westbound lanes and the eastbound lanes in places . `` I believe that politics and religion should be completely separate , '' protester Eric Rogers told CNN affiliate KGO-TV . `` This has been , actually , one of those lines that has been blurred by that . '' `` It really feels personal . It feels like why would someone not want us to live in love and respect , '' said protester Jayne Dean-McGilpin . A demonstration in Long Beach stretched out for five or six blocks . `` Hate is not hot , '' read a banner at the front of the marchers . About 2,000 demonstrators marched in a peaceful protest in Long Beach , and a few hundred remained in the streets around 10 p.m. ( 1 a.m . ET ) , said Sgt . David Marander of the Long Beach Police Department . Marander said Long Beach officers arrested three people after they tried to persuade others to leave the protest route that was described in a permit that organizers obtained for the march . At one point , demonstrators stopped at a street corner for a few moments to allow traffic to cross . Later , demonstrators congregated for about 20 minutes at the intersection of Broadway and Alameda Street , blocking traffic in all directions . The demonstrators then moved on before stopping at the intersection of Long Beach Boulevard and First Street , where many of them sat down in the street . After a few minutes , the demonstrators were on the move again . Police kept a watchful eye on the protesters but did not intervene . In Palm Springs , a crowd of several hundred gathered in front of the city hall , chanting `` Civil rights '' and `` Tax the Church . '' One sign read : `` We will not give up . '' iReport.com : Your thoughts on gay marriage ? Several protesters surrounded an elderly looking woman , an apparent Proposition 8 supporter , and shouted at her . No arrests were reported at any of the demonstrations . In Salt Lake City , Utah , about 2,000 demonstrators gathered at Temple Square to protest against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . The Mormon church strongly supported Proposition 8 , which amends California 's constitution to define marriage as legal only between one man and one woman . Proposition 8 opponents say the Salt Lake City-based church donated a majority of the money raised in support of the measure . The LDS Church believes it should not be singled out when other groups also supported the proposition . `` It is disturbing that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is being singled out for speaking up as part of its democratic right in a free election , '' the church said in a statement Friday . On Thursday , Roman Catholic and Mormon leaders said their efforts did not target any specific group . The coalition of religious communities and citizens who supported Proposition 8 wanted to preserve `` the bedrock institution of marriage '' between a man and a woman , said Cardinal Roger Mahoney , the Catholic archbishop of Los Angeles . `` Proposition 8 is not against any group in our society , '' Mahoney said in a written statement . About 2,000 protesters picketed Thursday afternoon outside the Los Angeles temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Several groups have petitioned the California Supreme Court to prevent the constitutional revision from taking effect . The American Civil Liberties Union , Lambda Legal and the National Center for Lesbian Rights have filed a lawsuit contending the ballot initiative was `` improperly used . '' According to the three groups , `` such radical changes '' as outlawing gay marriage can not be made by ballot initiative , but must , `` at a minimum , go through the state legislature first . '' The groups also argue the measure takes away a `` fundamental right '' from lesbian and gay Californians . The three organizations filed the legal challenges on behalf of Equality California and six same-sex couples who did not marry before Tuesday 's election , but would like to be able to wed now . The three groups contend that California must honor the marriages of the 18,000 lesbian and gay couples who have already married . Sunny Hostin , a CNN legal analyst , said Thursday it is unclear whether same-sex weddings that took place before Tuesday are still valid . Referring to those couples , she said , `` I think they really are in a legal limbo , a legal black hole . '' Voters in Arizona and Florida also banned same-sex marriages in ballot initiatives Tuesday .
Protests continue over recent passage of same-sex marriage ban in California . Measure overturns May ruling by California Supreme Court allowing gay marriages . The measure passed with a vote of 52% to 48%, but the outcome was not expected until later Tuesday or Wednesday because it had been challenged on constitutional grounds and could take weeks for an appeal to be