Full coverage of same-sex marriage, Proposition 8
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In May 2009, California’s Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, the voter approved ballot measure that banned same-sex unions.
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State justices appear unwilling to overturn the gay-marriage ban but suggest that pre-vote weddings are valid.
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State justices appear unwilling to overturn the gay-marriage ban but suggest that pre-vote weddings are valid.
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Gay-rights marchers gather by the thousands in Los Angeles and San Francisco, battling heat, expressing solidarity and debating proponents of the measure.
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California’s Supreme Court will have to untangle two important legal questions.
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Gay-rights activists criticize the church for helping to collect millions to aid passage of ban on gay marriage.
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Passage of Prop.8 throws thousands of same-sex unions into doubt.
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About 52% of Californians voted yes on Proposition 8, a ballot initiative that alters the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriages. Use the Times interactive maps below to see how voters divided along geographic and demographic lines, as well as to compare the vote on Prop. 8 to other measures, including a nearly identical ban that passed by 61% in March 2000.
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State high court’s 4-3 ruling prompts celebration, opposition
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Couple ready to move past era of being seen as ‘less than human.’
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Ronald George sees echoes of past civil rights struggles in the landmark gay marriage ruling he shepherded.
