gay marriage demonstration in boston

[stew]

I was on my way to work yesterday when I heard a live report on NPR from the Capitol building about the gay marriage constitutional ammendment that was being voted on yesterday here in Boston, MA. As I hadn't actually left the city yet, I turned the car around, found a parking spot on the Common, and walked over to grab some shots. It was about 10am and the vote wasn't scheduled until later that afternoon, but there were already hundreds of demonstrators in and around the capitol. Protestors and supporters both were interspersed throughout the crowd. There was lots of shouting but generally the atmosphere was fairly amicable - if that's the right word. I could only spent about 20 min shooting before heading off to work, but I so wanted to stay the entire afternoon to catch more shots and watch the action. I decided to post a fair cross-section of some of the photos from that day; these pics are not designed to advertise for one view or another, but instead are intended to be objective. History in the making! Hope you enjoy...