California voters ban gay marriage

// added November 05, 2008 // 11 comments //
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California voters have passed a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage, AP reported Wednesday.

The passage of this amendment would overturn a court ruling that gave gay couples the right to wed just months ago.

The passage of Proposition 8 represents a crushing political defeat for gay-rights activists, who had hoped public opinion on the contentious issue had shifted enough to help them defeat the measure.

It also represents a personal loss for the thousands of couples from California and others states who got married in the brief window when they could. Legal experts said courts will have to resolve whether their unions still are valid.

California joins Arizona and Florida, where voters also approved amendments banning gay marriage. Gay-rights forces also suffered a loss in Arkansas, where voters approved a measure banning unmarried couples from serving as adoptive or foster parents. Supporters made clear that gays and lesbians were their main target.
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11 comments // California voters ban gay marriage

  • dold
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      dold  

    • Really, would we call it having "gay marriage forced" on you. I was unaware that the courts were making YOU marry someone of the same of the same sex. Oh wait, that's right they're not.
      As for gay people OBVIOUSLY not subscribing to religion, that's a total fallacy.

    • 1 year ago
  • wislogger
  • wislogger
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      wislogger  

    • This just proves the country isn't as liberal as you would like it to be. We are not ready to have gay marriage forced on us by activist courts

    • 1 year ago
  • tokyo_chic
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      tokyo_chic  

    • ugh... it's just like one step forward and two steps back for homosexual rights over the course of just a few months. Wake me up in 45 years when we can look back on this and collectively grimace.

    • 1 year ago
  • KCKate
  • dold
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      dold  

    • Will the state be refunding all the license fees to the couples that have already wed. Not to mention all the money that these couples spent stimulating the economy with ceremonies, honeymoons,parties, etc. This is absolutely ridiculous.

      "All men are created equal."
      Unless of course you are...
      - female
      - not white
      - homosexual
      and the list goes one and on.

    • 1 year ago
  • socDJUK
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      socDJUK  

    • marriage is for a man and women, anything else is absurd!! I guess in a few years people will think its okay to marry your pet dog! get real.

    • 1 year ago
  • seanblossom
  • spindian_shaw
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      spindian_shaw  

    • over the summer i went to cali for the first time. spent 3 days in frisco and two in la. i had planned on going back. but now im sad. cali really let us down. oh i know they could care less. but i care.
      isnt it wierd that one can marry, live as and get government funding with tax credits/cuts if you belong to a known terrorist organization?! inside our borders even...
      even the ones not here legally get treated better than we do...
      what wrong with us???

    • 1 year ago
  • GBrito
  • ColdWorld
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      ColdWorld  

    • Californians, you've disappointed us. How were gays getting married hurting you? At least you weren't as bad as Arkansas. And at least you voted for Obama. I guess this shows that as a country we're dealing with racism and sexism a little better, but we are still bigoted when it comes to gays.

    • 1 year ago

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