Proposition 8

Proposition 8 was a ballot proposition in California. There were numerous demonstrations and counter demonstrations. There was even violence. The voters ruled that marriage should between a man and a woman. The American courts are still deciding the legality of all this.

America and Britain compared
In Britain gay people can legally register same sex partnerships. The Gay community and the straight community frequently call this Gay marriage. Gay people in same sex partnerships have similar rights and responsibilities to men and women in heterosexual marriages. Just the law calls it something different. The issue is far less controversial than it is in America.

American gay people may harm their own cause by insisting on the word marriage.

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