Ac t re s s D r ew Barrymore, along with singer

Kelly Osbourne, and other celebrities rallied in the US to protest against the new California ban on gay marriages.

The celebrities took to the streets to protest about the re-instatement of Propsal 8, which bans same-sex marriages after they were l e g a l i s e d briefly last year, reported an online daily.

Sir Elton John, Ellen D e G e n e r e s and George Takei are among other celebrities who have criticised California’s approval of the ban.