:( That is a real shame. It's my hope that people reconsider in the next 4 years!

Mine too. -_-

Yes... When I was in CA I saw the ads for 'No On 8.' They were very heart-felt and I'd hoped they'd make people think of gay people as, you know, just people like them. But then the 'Yes' crowd also had the fear-mongering ads that were both offensive and contained outright lies. I guess they managed to scare enough people into voting 'Yes.' And apparently certain churches pushed for people to vote that way, too.

CA may have overwhelmingly voted Obama, but some who did so are still 'socially conservative.' And so add them with the 80% of the Repubs who supported 'Yes On 8,' and we see how it passed.

Hopefully they'll be able to do something about it...

There's a lawsuit against it right now based on the definition of whether is should have been able to be a public vote or a legislative vote. Hopefully that will do something, but I suspect the movement will be shot down.

I just hope those who already married are able to keep their marriages without conflict.

I didn't understand how they could vote on this after it was ruled as unconstitutional. It's like if the state had decided it was unconstitutional to bar people of separate races to wed, so they went and changed the state constitution to say otherwise... 'Well, it's constitutional now. So it's okay-dokay!'

I heard that they wouldn't be considered married anymore by the state... But I'm not positive on that.

Incredibly well put. I couldn't agree more. It makes me immensely sad for the couples who've already married. I couldn't imagine having the happiest day of your life and all of the rights you had as married people being stripped, or at a minimum turned into something same-but-not-equal.

I usually try to see and understand other sides on an issue, but it's so hard to understand how people can think two loving adults marrying one another will somehow destroy families. It's absurd.

Well, if it makes you feel any better, Massachusetts has just decriminalized marijuana possession. Now, getting busted with an ounce of pot is about the same as getting a speeding ticket.

That's no consolation to gay couples in California...but it gives me hope that we'll live long enough to see people wake up, to realize that outdated beliefs can be changed.

I saw that story! I've never smoked it myself, but I never considered it something we as a nation should be afraid of. Go Massachusetts.

One step at a time, I suppose.

Yeah. I mean, I've tried it, but I think I'm immune to it or something. It doesn't really do anything for me. But I've always been annoyed at the fact that cigarettes and alcohol are legal as controlled substances, and marijuana--arguably less harmful than either of them--would get you sent to jail.