english: 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.
non_english: Eşcinsel evlilik, Öneri 8 şeklinde referanduma sunulmuştu ve seçim sonuçları açıklanmaya başladıkça, Kaliforniya mahkemesi tarafından kısa süre önce eşcinsel çiftlere verilen evlilik hakkının geri alınacağı belli olmuştu.