California lawmakers move to protect marriage equality in state constitution

Two California lawmakers have introduced a bill to protect marriage equality in the state should the Supreme Court overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized marriage equality nationwide.

While the state is especially known for being LGBTQ+-inclusive, an amendment banning same-sex marriage remains in the constitution.

In 2008, voters in California passed a ballot initiative called Proposition 8 that banned same-sex couples from getting married, after the state supreme court had already legalized marriage equality. Several same-sex couples sued in federal court, arguing that the ban violated their constitutional rights.

The state refused to defend the discriminatory and unconstitutional ballot initiative.

The trial eventually legalized marriage equality in California for the second time, but the constitutional amendment is still on the books.

As such, gay Assembly Member Evan Low (D) and gay state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) have proposed a bill to abolish…

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