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Bookmark or Share- Proposition 8 is passed in California, banning same‑sex marriageProposition 8, which “provides that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California,” passed 52% to 48%, by a margin of about 600,000 votes.
- Inside the Trial That Overturned California's Same-Sex Marriage BanProposition 8 passed with 52% of the vote, eliminating a right that had been granted to gay and lesbian couples by the California Supreme Court less than six months earlier.
- Prop 8 ruling explained: Why gay marriage will resume in CaliforniaThe Supreme Court ruling on a California law known as Proposition 8 came down to a legal technicality but has huge practical effect — restoring gay marriage in the nation’s most populous state.
- Same-sex marriage in California - WikipediaIn 2024, Proposition 8 was repealed and replaced with gender-neutral language regarding marriage rights, making California the second U.S. state to repeal a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage after neighboring Nevada.
- 2008 California Proposition 8 - WikipediaProposition 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.
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