Prop. 8 aftermath: let the lawsuits begin...

Robin Tyler and Diane Olson, the first plaintiff couple named in the historic lawsuit that overturned California's ban on gay marriage and the first same-sex couple married in Los Angeles County in June,are leading the legal fight again.

The Advocate reports that the couple wasted no time filing a new lawsuit with California's supreme court Wednesday morning.

Though the fate of Prop. 8 -- which would constitutionally ban same-sex marriage in the state of California -- remains uncertain, with 3 million provisional and absentee ballots still uncounted, Yes on 8 claimed victory Wednesday morning. Tyler, Olsen, and their Hollywood power attorney Gloria Allred announced at a press conference at Allred's Wilshire Boulevard office that afternoon that they would file a new lawsuit challenging Prop. 8's constitutionality.

Here's the part I don't much like: Despite widespread finger-pointing blaming Prop 8.'s passage on the high turnout of black voters and the financial backing of the Mormon church, the couple, according to The Advocate, said that the No on 8 campaign -- specifically Los Angeles-based efforts -- dropped the ball, helping the measure to pass,

A post-mortem is certainly needed and I don't know enough to properly assess the performance of the No on 8 campaign. But to combat such factors as huge out-of-state money from the Mormon Church and misleading commercials preying on parents' fears was such a tall order. I think we need to stick together and not do this finger-pointing and not be dismissive of the hard work of so many people who cared so much about this.