The day after the election, the Proposition 8 ballot was put into immediate effect. Proposition 8 is a state proposition that amended California constitution to define marriage as strictly between a man and woman.
People for the separation of church and state are against the proposition. The campaign against and for Proposition 8 raised over 37.6 million dollars. Republican and George Bush supporters made up a nearly a third of the vote in favor of the proposition.
On November 15, 2008, Chicagoans held a rally against the proposition. Thousands of people, gay and straight, showed up to show their support against Prop 8 on Federal Plaza. The people against the proposition outnumbered the number of people for Prop 8, who rallied on the other side of the street.
People against Prop 8 made signs that included some sayings like:
"In 1967, 16 states banned interracial marriage"
"If God didn't make homosexuals, there wouldn't BE any!"
"When do I get to vote on your marriage?"
The people at the rally were very passionate about protesting both for and against the proposition. There were about five thousand people at the rally, including the people protesting the rally.
After several speakers spoke, the people opposing Prop 8 decided to march. Many people marched over ten miles. After the march, about half of participants met back up at the Federal Plaza where the people in charge thanked everyone for their support.
--Submitted by Genna Tardi, Staff Reporter |
