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  • Battle over same-sex marriage ending (Prop 8 Passes)

    11/04/2008 10:08:40 PM PST · by paltz · 126 replies · 11,303+ views
    SF Gate ^ | 11/4/08 | John Wildermuth, Chronicle Staff Writer
    After a heated, divisive campaign, fueled by a record $73 million of spending, California voters Tuesday were backing Prop. 8, which would change the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. Six months after the California Supreme Court cleared the way for gay and lesbian couples to legally wed, the estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who took advantage of the landmark decision now are wondering if they will be the last.
  • Floridians approve (Constitutional) ban on gay marriage

    11/04/2008 9:40:00 PM PST · by flattorney · 45 replies · 2,412+ views
    South Florida Sun-Sentinel ^ | November 5, 2008 | Josh Hafenbrack
    Florida voters approved a constitutional ban on gay marriage Tuesday, handing a victory to social conservatives who pumped millions into the ballot drive aimed at ensuring the courts cannot legalize same-sex unions in the Sunshine State After a fierce battle waged on TV airwaves, Amendment 2 was poised to comfortably clear the 60 percent threshold to become law, according to unofficial election results with most precincts reporting late Tuesday night. It defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman. Voters "don't want what happened in Massachusetts, California, Connecticut to happen here in Florida," said John Stemberger, who...