Gay marriage was on the ballot in the form of Proposition 8, and as the election returns started to come in, it became clear that the right for same sex couples to marry, which had recently been granted by the California courts, was going to be taken away.
동성 결혼에 관한 투표가 8번 개정안이라는 이름으로 진행중이었고, 그리고 선거결과보고가 시작되면서, 최근에 캘리포니아 사법부가 인정했던 동성간에 결혼할 수 있는 권리가 다시금 박탈되는 것이 명백해지는 듯 했습니다.