Shortly after opening arguments concluded, David Boies, an attorney representing the challengers to Proposition 8, called to the stand two of the plaintiffs who brought the lawsuit.

Jeffrey Zarrillo, who has been in a relationship with another man for nearly nine years, testified that he wanted to marry Paul Katami.

“He is the love of my life. I love him probably more than I love myself. I would do anything for him,” Zarrillo said.

Zarrillo said others would view his and Katami’s relationship differently if they were married. “It says to them, ‘These individuals are serious, these individuals are committed to each other,’ ” he testified, his voice breaking often as he spoke.

Read the rest of Maura Dolan’s LA Times article here.