Ann Cohrs was among them.
“They can do what they do," she said. "They can live the way they want to live. But they cannot turn society upside down. It is wrong.”
The demonstrators were peaceful and included members of an anti-gay church from Kansas.
“When the Supreme Court does this thing, it’s going to be the last straw," she said. "This nation’s destruction is imminent.”
Inside the high court, questions from some of the nine justices to attorneys on both sides suggested the court might not issue a sweeping decision either way.
Among those challenging California’s ban on gay marriage is Paul Katami, who wants to marry his lover.
“This case has been about securing the right to marry the person that I love and also having the equal access to the most important relationship that I know in life, and that’s marriage," he said.
But opponents of gay marriage like attorney Andrew Pugno hope the Supreme Court does not issue a ruling that could open the way to same sex marriages in all 50 states.
“And so a victory here for us means that this issue returns to the people and their legislatures and their elected representatives where the debate belongs," he said.
In a second case on Wednesday, the high court will consider a 1996 federal law that defines marriage solely as between a man and a woman.
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