Gay-Marriage Supporters Take Hits in 3 Key States
By Kevin Canessa Jr.
November 05, 2008
Keywords:
Proposition 8, California, Arizona, Florida, gay marriage, same-sex marriage,
LGBT, amendment
Same-sex
marriage took a serious hit in three states Tuesday as measures to ban the
practice in Arizona and Florida passed--and as Proposition 8 in California also
appeared poised to pass with just a small number of votes yet to be
counted.
The
greatest buzz surrounding same-sex-marriage proposals was in California, where
millions of dollars were spent by both proponents and opponents of the
proposition. As of 11 a.m. ET Wednesday, Prop. 8 was leading by a 52-to-48
percent margin with 95 percent of the vote counted.
Though it
is still possible for proposition to be defeated, it doesn't look
good.
"You
decided to live your life out loud. You fell in love and you said 'I do.'
Tonight, we await a verdict," San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom was quoted as
saying by the Los Angeles Times. "I'm crossing my fingers."
Proponents of Prop. 8 say the current vote tally points to a true moral
victory for those who want traditional marriage protected. "We caused
Californians to rethink this issue," Prop. 8 proponent
Jeff Flint told the Los Angeles Times. "I think the voters were thinking, well,
if it makes them happy, why shouldn't we let gay couples get married. And I
think we made them realize that there are broader implications to society and
particularly the children when you make that fundamental change that's at the
core of how society is organized, which is marriage."
In
Florida and Arizona, both anti-same-sex-marriage amendments passed rather
handily. The Arizona measure passed by a 56-to-42 percent
margin. The Florida ban on same-sex marriage had a 62 percent favorability
margin. For a measure to pass in Florida, a 60 percent vote is required.
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