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Constitution in the 2024 vote to reaffirm same-sex marriage rights, a tentative move stemming from national concern following recent rulings by the conservative-minded U.S. Supreme Court, including overturning Roe v. Wade to protect the right to abortion.

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there is currently no threat to the legality of same-sex marriage, and the president

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Biden signed a bill last year to protect it, the Democratic-dominant state legislature is trying language from the Californian

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Constitution that still defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

The legacy state definition has been taken into account

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unenforceable and unconstitutional thanks to federal law, but LGBTQ advocacy groups are asking voters to repeal it and change California law

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Constitution to instead explicitly state that marriage is “a fundamental right”.

The Senate approved ACA 5 on Thursday, after the state assembly did the same in June and sent the question to voters in November. Constitutional amendments are required to pass both chambers of the legislature with a two-thirds majority and gain a majority of the electorate. The measure received bipartisan support.

Next fall, Californians will denounce the assault on LGBTQ rights that bigoted, ideological justices have launched from the Supreme Court,

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state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) said in a statement.

Last week, when Gov. Gavin Newsom was out of state, Senate Majority Leader Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) signed first bills on his behalf

openly out

gay acting governor.

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The constitution that gave me the ability to make laws with the stroke of a pen still says I can’t marry the husband of my choice,” she told the Senate on Thursday. “I think that’s wrong.”

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The constitution’s definition dates back to 2008, when California voters approved a ban on the same

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sex marriage with Proposition 8. That has since been reversed and liberal California remains a leader on LGBTQ rights.

Still, civil rights organizations were alarmed

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Recent Supreme Court rulings urge voters to err on the side of caution.

Proposition 8 has been a stain on our states

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Constitution for almost

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years. It’s long overdue for us to right this injustice and remove this shameful and outdated provision from our law, said Imani Rupert-Gordon, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

ACA 5 was opposed by conservative religious groups, including the California Capitol Connection, who argued that the

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The Bible defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

California has the largest LGBT population in the country, with 2.7 million residents identified as part of the community

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according to 2021 census data. Nationwide, 71

% per cent

of Americans believe the same

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According to a recent Gallup poll, sex marriage should be legal.