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posted Friday, October 31, 2008 - Volume 36 Issue 44 |
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Why Gay Marriage Was Defeated in California By John Cloud |
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| Why Gay Marriage Was Defeated in California By John Cloud |
Time
5 Nov 08
Why Gay Marriage Was Defeated in California By John Cloud
Nov. 4 may have been a joyous day for liberals, but it wasn't a great day for lesbians and gays. Three big states -- Arizona, California and Florida -- voted to change their constitutions to define marriage as a heterosexuals-only institution. The losses cut deep on the gay side. Arizona had rejected just such a constitutional amendment only two years ago. It had been the first and only state to have rebuffed a constitutional ban on marriage equality. In Florida, where the law requires constitutional amendments to win by 60%, a marriage amendment passed with disturbing ease, 62.1% to 37.9%. Related Stories
And then there was California. Gay strategists working for marriage equality in this election cycle had focused most of their attention on that state. Losing there dims hopes that shimmered brightly just a few weeks ago -- hopes that in an Obama America, straight people would be willing to let gay people have the basic right to equality in their personal relationships. It appears not.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1856872,00.html?iid=tsmodule
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