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Prop. 8 sponsors seek to nullify 18K gay marriages
San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that sponsors of Proposition 8 asked the California Supreme Court on Friday to nullify the marriages of the estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who exchanged vows before voters approved the ballot initiative that outlawed gay unions.
So, who's marriages are under attack?
[...]The Yes on 8 campaign filed a brief arguing that because the new law holds that only marriages between a man and a woman are recognized or valid in California, the state can no longer recognize the existing same-sex unions. The document reveals for the first time that opponents of same-sex marriage will fight in court to undo those unions that already exist.[...]
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This is a dark day for supporters of Proposition 8. Their road to rehabilitation and reconciliation will be long and difficult and it will take years for them to live down this this legacy of prejudice that they are now creating.
So, who's marriages are under attack?
[...]The Yes on 8 campaign filed a brief arguing that because the new law holds that only marriages between a man and a woman are recognized or valid in California, the state can no longer recognize the existing same-sex unions. The document reveals for the first time that opponents of same-sex marriage will fight in court to undo those unions that already exist.[...]
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This is a dark day for supporters of Proposition 8. Their road to rehabilitation and reconciliation will be long and difficult and it will take years for them to live down this this legacy of prejudice that they are now creating.
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