Wentz slams gay marriage ban

Fall Out Boy bassist Peter Wentz has spoken out against a ban on same-sex marriage in California.

Residents of the state voted in favour of Proposition Eight on Tuesday, which means that civil partnerships will not carry the same rights as heterosexual unions.

"Many people were intimidated on this issue due to the scary misleading communications on the other side. I believe that this is, and has always been, a civil rights issue," he said in a statement. "We should not allow inequality like this in America."

The musician also revealed that he voted for Barack Obama in Tuesday's US Presidential election because his parents met while working for Vice President-elect Joe Biden.