BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Very bad news.

Sad sad sad. I always thought that California was one of the good ones.... That we were exceptional. But no.

So sad..such a step backwards. Fear of the unknown and scaring people into voting with "the slippery slope to incest, and polygammy and child brides" apparnetly works.

And for the god argument...if God in his almighty power didn't want/approve/intended there be homosexuals..why the hell did he create them (there have been scientific proof of gay monkeys, dogs, and animals..not socialization argument there)? He/she loves you just for the way you are...regardless of sexual orientation.

ashamed of my home state

Makes me just a lil bit sick to hear the ban has been so widely approved

thats really upsetting. i just dont understand what people think will happen if gay people are allowed to get married, do they think the sky is going to fall down or something? they arent hurting anyone with getting married to the person they love most. its just crazy........

Wow, I am so saddened by this. We've come so far, but we still have so far to go...

BOOOO!!!!

It makes no sense to me.

I too, am ashamed of my state. I thought CA was the best state in the country, instead I live in a state where bigotry and hatred can pass stupid laws! Love is love!

i third the "im ashamed of my state" i mean...seriously, wtf?

"And for the god argument...if God in his almighty power didn't want/approve/intended there be homosexuals..why the hell did he create them"

didn't you know CYL...gay people CHOOSE to be gay...they're not born with it..at least that's what every one against gay marriage says anyways.

can we please have a separation of church and state (like we are supposed to) and have 2 types of marriage: marriages recognized by churches/etc and civil unions? i am really disgusted that this failed but i guess we have to give CA some credit for legalizing gay marriages at all... that would have never happened in NC.

"i just dont understand what people think will happen if gay people are allowed to get married, do they think the sky is going to fall down or something?"
We keep asking what they think will happen Lacey, but I haven't heard a reasonable answer yet. I think it'll be fought and tossed from court to court and eventually, we will end up amending the Constitution because there will have to be a definitive answer. People can't be married in one state and not another.

I don't get it. There had to have been a bunch of so-called liberals to vote for this. If you talk the talk you should walk the walk. I'm a moderate conservative but even I think that gay people should be able to marry. AND adopt!

Lol aka Daria. I guess we will all burn in hell for voting a 'Muslim' President in (still can't believe people buy it) and because we are pro Gay marraige. At least it will be warm and toasty.

And as I said on the other post...in the great words of the Canadian Prime Minister (Canadian version of the President)... "The state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation"

I agree with Lacy, people really must think something bad is going to happen if they let gay people get married but news flash nothing bad is going to happen, they aren't going to hurt anyone, it's not going to raise taxes, etc....

If they would pull their heads out of their butts they would actually see that.

This is definitely a sad day hopefully all the supporters for no on 8 will continue to fight and next election maybe will will have another chance to say no and it will stick.

Sad day for human rights!!!

And a margin like that is too close.

Well technically I didn't vote for Obama because being a Canadian I can't..but you know what I mean about supporting Obama and burning in hell part

SAD!!! In my own little bubble, i barely saw or heard anyone who supported 8. I saw a little support last weekend on some street corners but that's it.

All I can say is, my county and those surrounding it WERE NOT the reason it passed.... we tried, we did our best.

A sad day for human rights, indeed.

"i just dont understand what people think will happen if gay people are allowed to get married, do they think the sky is going to fall down or something?"

I don't get it either. It's not like the state will come into your home and make you marry a gay person.

Back to being a second class citizen.

Wow, that is too bad! I really thought it would turn out differently.

How are these people able to look their children, friends, & relatives in their eyes and say "you don't deserve the same rights as I do because you are gay"??????

Prop 8 was about HATE and discrimination.

Dannysf, please don't feel that way, don't accept that - we've just all got to think and work of ways to get around the fearmongers.

I've been following your election/prop 8 with some interest (I'm in the UK). Just out of interest - where does this leave people who married between it becoming legal/illegal - are they now not recognised as married by the state?

just pathetic and sad

The Economist highlights research revealing that homosexuality amongst men and women actually plays a subtle role in conferring higher procreation success amongst their relatives v. families with no homosexual members.

The religious zealots have no clues when it comes to subtlety of God's nature.

im ashamed to be from Ventura County...most of them voted yes on 8. everywhere i looked i saw those disgusting signs, it would literally make me wanna pull over and puke on top of them.

i would like someone who is anti gay marriage to give me concrete reasons without citing God or the bible as to why they are opposed.

Is that you, Auntie?

hmm, subtleheights... not so subtle.

Very good news not an all out victory for Obama supporters esp for Hollywood. This is very telling for Liberal people in office the kind of people they are serving are people with morals and values who wants the old way.

Now most Congressmen and Senators might be Liberal on the faces but they are silent Conservatives to appease to many Americans who opposed wacky modernized ways.

GOD IS AGAINST FORNICATION SO IF YOU HAVE SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE YOU WILL ROT IN HELL WITH THE HOMOSEXUALS AS WELL SUBTLEHEIGHTS!!!!!!!!!So please don't come on here being holier than thou art when you probably sin everyday. He says don't judge but that's what you are doingso take yourself and hour hate back to whatever place you came from!!!!!!!!

That's terrible. Fail, California.

This is so messed up. SUCH A STEP BACKWARDS! It really casts a shadow on such an amazing day.

It's amazing how Christians have sucha capacity for hate, when our god and his son clearly preach something else, leave the judging up to God. I'd like to think that on judgement he will judge us based on how handled ourselves and affected the world around rather than who we loved.

yeah this is really upsetting to me and all of the couples I know whose lives are now in limbo... I guess we'll see what happens when it's challenged in court. however, I'm not all that surprised that it passed-- democrats in CA are not all "liberal" on all issues-- minority populations voted heavily for this measure as they were predicted to.

vagina, penis and anus...i'm pretty sure those are actually 3 words.

but what do i know, i'm just a homo who's gonna burn in hell and don't have the same rights as you do.

at subtleheights.

I love when zealots speak FOR God.

OMG I love it when anti-gay marriage people claim they totally love and respect gay people
BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!!!!
get over urselves. noone has a right to deny ANYONE the same rights as ANYONE else. seriously..I wonder why this always turns into such a debate, human RIGHTS should be simple enough!

This is disgusting, horrible, and so disappointing. I can't even talk about it I'm so mad.

and dannysf, you are NO second class citizen!!! With the way that gays in America have been treated by these bible thumping fearmongers who use government to forward their prejudice social agendas, you have more class than has been seen in AGES. We will ALL keep up the good fight!!!

sit and spin california, arizona, and florida. SIT AND SPIN. I would spit on you if I could.

I will repeat what I said before not so subtleheights:

A)The Economist highlights research revealing that homosexuality amongst men and women actually plays a subtle role in conferring higher procreation success amongst their relatives v. families with no homosexual members.

The religious zealots have no clues when it comes to subtlety of God's nature.

And B)
You have a lot of hate for people....but God's first thing is all about the love...so sad about the going to hell part...because you will probably be there before anyone else with your hate...and intolerance.

oh please subtleheights, what a weak, weak argument. And how offensive are you? You are the perfect example to use when citing how hypocritical Christians are, shouldn't you be a pro-life rally somewhere or attendign a bible bashing church service. I am so embarrassed to for you right now

I am not gay. I don't have any close gay friends, heck, I don't even know a same-sex couple....but the passing of this Proposition is disturbing. The mindless followers who do EXACTLY what their religious leaders tell them to do without really listening to their own heart is scary on so many levels.

Last weekend, I had a conversation with two people who are Prop 8 supporters. Their argument? "Those people should stay in the closet!"
I'm not one to easily be rendered speechless...but what do you say to such blatant ignorance?

I have known and seen too many heterosexual couples who have desecrated the concept of marriage far more than any gay couple could!!

Sad, just sad!!!

We changed god's laws when we allowed divorce, allowed sex before marriage to prevail, accepted adultery etc etc, therefore why can we not change them again and let people who are in love commit to each other inthe most basic way?

So sad. More reason for the the Bay Area to split from the rest of California. We'll take Santa Barbara too.