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California
After decades of public education, advocacy, political leadership, and progress on LGBT issues in California, on May 15, 2008 the California Supreme Court ruled in In Re: Marriage Cases to uphold the freedom to marry. As of June 16, 2008, same-sex couples began receiving marriage licenses from the state of California, but at the same time, an anti-marriage initiative (Proposition 8) qualified for the November 2008 ballot which proposed to take away equality and fairness in California. Unfortunately, Proposition 8 narrowly passed and same-sex couples can’t marry in California for now. A legal challenge to Proposition 8 was filed and work continues to make sure fairness and equality ultimately wins out in California.
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POLL: California Majority Supports Marriage Equality
Equality for All is working to preserve marriage by leading the fight against an anti-marriage initiative on the November 2008 ballot in California.
The must see video that says it all. Let this moving short show you how, and why we need to spark conversations about the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples across California. (Link)
Read the CA Supreme Court decision for In Re Marriage Cases which upheld the freedom to marry in California. (concludes at p.120)
The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law released a research study analyzing the economic gains, an approximate $64 million boost in direct spending over the next three years, that same-sex couples' weddings will bring to California. (Link)
Television ads by proponents for Prop. 8 in California makes many misleading assertions. Get the real facts from Equality for All. (Link)
