Norwalk and Lancaster protests: 'Repent'

A handful of gay-marriage opponents stood outside the clerk's offices in Lancaster and Norwalk today in protests that were peaceful and largely ignored.

a few people stood outside the massive Norwalk complex with signs and red T-shirts that entreated passersby to "Repent."

"They're saying: 'I'm for Jesus.' But nobody's really responding," said Eileen Shea, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder in Norwalk. "It was a very happy day for lots of folks. I think it's going to take a lot to take the cheer out of the atmosphere for these folks."

In Lancaster, officials said as many as 10 people gathered to protest gay marriage, but were gone by lunchtime.

"We were notified of it. We went over there," said Los Angeles Sheriff's Sgt. David Chambers in Lancaster. "They didn't cause any problems. We didn't have to kick anybody out."

Chambers said he thought their choice of locale was odd.

"We don't have marriages" there, he said. "But that's OK, they can protest."

-- Evelyn Larrubia