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Proposition 8, known informally as Prop 8, was a California ballot proposition and a state constitutional amendment intended to ban same-sex marriage; it passed in the November 2008 California state elections and was later overturned in court.
Proposition 8 added "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California" to the California Constitution. [4] Proposition 8 was the most expensive proposition in United States history and sharply divided social conservatives and social liberals, as part of the ongoing American culture wars. The ballot initiative was ...
Strauss v. Horton, 46 Cal. 4th 364, 93 Cal. Rptr. 3d 591, 207 P.3d 48 (2009), was a decision of the Supreme Court of California, the state's highest court.It resulted from lawsuits that challenged the voters' adoption of Proposition 8 on November 4, 2008, which amended the Constitution of California to outlaw same-sex marriage.
Love Honor Cherish continued to support repeal in 2010. On Sunday, August 9, Love Honor Cherish helped organize a meeting of a diverse array of groups and individuals from across California at the historic Jewel's Catch One in South Los Angeles to plan for the ballot initiative campaign to repeal Prop 8. A follow up meeting was held on August ...
The U.S. Supreme Court eventually struck down the decision, when in ruled in favor of the right to marry for same-sex couples in 2015, but the Prop. 8 language remains on California’s books.
Californians also voted on Tuesday to approve Proposition 3, shedding the last vestiges of Proposition 8, the 2008 voter-approved measure that banned same-sex marriage and was later declared ...
The first two-thirds tells the history of Proposition 8; the final third is a wrenching exploration of the effects on gay Mormons of the church's strict taboo on homosexuality." it concludes "The movie shows the depth of religion-based loathing of homosexuality, like that of abortion, to be primal." [11]
Pages in category "2008 California Proposition 8" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...