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Gay Marriage Illegal Again in California

Proposition 8 has passed.

This measure will impose a constitutional ban on gay marriage, thus making it illegal again for gays to marry in the state of California.

This is a crippling blow for the gay rights movement. The number of states where it is legal to marry has now been reduced from three to two.

Update: Florida and Arizona also passed measures to ban gay marriage. Arkansas passed a ballot initiative to prohibit gays from adopting children.