What Happens If California Voters Ban Gay Marriage With Proposition 8?
What Happens If California Voters Ban Gay Marriage With Proposition 8? Wednesday August 6, 2008Pictured left: A gay couple kisses on the stairs after marrying inside San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, California. Update: Proposition 8 passed on the November ballot by a vote of 52.5% approved and 47.5% opposed… read more This November, California voters will decide on a measure (‘Proposition 8’) defining marriage as between one man and one woman. The proposition would effectively ban same-sex marriage. If the vote is successful, would the marriages that have already been granted remain valid? Attorney General Jerry Brown says that existing gay marriages would most likely remain legal. “I believe that marriages that have been entered into subsequent to the [May 15] Supreme Court opinion will be recognized by the California Supreme Court,” Brown told The Chronicle. Image copy; Justin Sulli
