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Florida, Arizona, and uh California!? ban same sex marriage

By Daniel Solis in Arizona, California, Election Day 2008, Florida, GLBT Rights on November 5, 2008

What a shocking disappointment. The numbers look too far gone. California has decided to actually change the state constitution to ban gay marriage. Shouldn’t we be focusing on more important things?

Florida and Arizona also voted to ban same sex marriage, and the state of Arkansas voted to stop homosexuals from adopting children.

Update, 11/5/08: The same sex marriages that have already been established in the state of California will most likely still be valid and legal because they took place during a time in which they were legal.

But, a San Francisco Attorney plans to take the case to the state Supreme Court in hopes of overturning the decision as unconsitutional.

Prop H8TE Attempts to Use Barack Obama

By Daniel Solis in Barack Obama, California, Election Day 2008, GLBT Rights on November 4, 2008

If you live in California you know that there is proposition on the ballot that if passed would state that California would only recognize marriage between a man and a woman. This would be done by changing the constitution of the state by adding these words to it:

Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.

Recent robocalls from supporters of “Yes on 8″ have asked voters to vote with Barack Obama, and vote yes. The calls claim that Barack Obama is opposed to gay marriage. They’re only telling half the story.

Barack Obama is opposed to Prop 8 because it requires the constitution of the State of California to be changed. Barack Obama does not support a Yes vote on Prop 8, in fact he called the proposition “divisive” and “discriminatory.”

Vote No on Prop 8 – Equality for ALL