On Saturday, people took to the streets all around the U.S. to protest the passage of California’s Proposition 8 and to show their support for same-sex marriage. Here, we’ve compiled 40 of our favorite photos from Spokane to Houston to New York City (watch for some clever signage along the way!).

Watch a slide show of the demonstrations below:

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