A ban on gay marriages in California has been approved in a referendum only months after the practice was legalized prompting thousands of same-sex couples to tie the knot, officials said Wednesday.
A ban on gay marriages in California has been approved in a referendum only months after the practice was legalized prompting thousands of same-sex couples to tie the knot, officials said Wednesday.
The secretary of state said that with 95 percent of precincts reporting the proposal to limit marriage to members of the opposite sex had been approved by 52.1 percent of voters, compared with 47.9 percent who voted against.
US State Connecticut Legalizes Gay Marriage
Connecticut on Friday became the third US state to legalize gay marriage, following a contested ruling by the northeastern state's supreme court.
Connecticut on Friday became the third US state to legalize gay marriage, following a contested ruling by the northeastern state's supreme court.
Known as "Proposition 8," the proposal was trumpeted by conservative groups as the people's way of overturning the state Supreme Court's ruling in May that legalized gay marriage.
The court's ruling had overturned an earlier plebiscite in 2000 when 61 percent of voters agreed marriage should be defined as being between a man and a woman.
Pious Christians Fast and Pray for Passage of California Law Against Same Sex Marriages
Pious Christians of San Diego County in Los Angeles have come together to fast and pray for the passage of a Californian law against same sex marriages.
Pious Christians of San Diego County in Los Angeles have come together to fast and pray for the passage of a Californian law against same sex marriages.
They include some celebrity marriages such as comdienne Ellen DeGeneres who wed her her long-time girlfriend Portia de Rossi in August.
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Norways'gay Marriage Law Allows Homosexuals to Marry and Adopt Children
Norway's parliament on Wednesday adopted a new marriage law that allows homosexuals to marry and adopt children and permits lesbians to be artificially inseminated.
Norway's parliament on Wednesday adopted a new marriage law that allows homosexuals to marry and adopt children and permits lesbians to be artificially inseminated.
But supporters unleashed a flood of hard-hitting ads especially targeting the Hispanic community and its traditional Christian and family values.
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Pitt Donates $100k to Fight Gay Marriage Ban
Brad Pitt has donated 100,000 dollars to fight California's Proposition 8, a ballot initiative that would ban same-sex couples' right to marry.
Brad Pitt has donated 100,000 dollars to fight California's Proposition 8, a ballot initiative that would ban same-sex couples' right to marry.
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