After Roe v. Wade was overturned, supporters of same-sex marriage say they want to take action now to ensure anyone who wants to get married in California can do so. LGBTQ+
. The constitutional amendment would rescind Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage back in 2008, before being overturned. , supporters of same-sex marriage say they want to take action now to ensure anyone who wants to get married in California can do so.
"At that time, under 50% of Californians supported same-sex marriage. Fast-forward to this day, the last recent poll made publicly available, over 70% of Californians support marriage equality in the state of California," said Tony Hoang, Equality California's Executive Director. "Because Proposition 8 was done via ballot measure, the only way to reverse that in the state of CA is another ballot measure," Hoang said. and Assembly member Evan Low introduced legislation to rescind Proposition 8 from the state’s constitution. Voters will decide in November 2024.
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