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1977 Family Code change, plus more on Prop 22.
California's Proposition 8 of 2008 passed, adding the following text to Section 7.5 of Article I of the California Constitution: ''Only marriage between a man and a woman is recognized in California.'' <ref>Voter Information Guide, ''Proposition 8'' [http://www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov/text-proposed-laws/text-of-proposed-laws.pdf#prop8]</ref> It sought to return [[traditional marriage]] to the state.
California's Proposition 8 of 2008 passed, adding the following text to Section 7.5 of Article I of the California Constitution: ''Only marriage between a man and a woman is recognized in California.'' <ref>Voter Information Guide, ''Proposition 8'' [http://www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov/text-proposed-laws/text-of-proposed-laws.pdf#prop8]</ref> It sought to return [[traditional marriage]] to the state.
===History of Marriage in California===
In 1977, the California legislature amended the California Family Code to remove the gender-neutral definition of marriage and make it clear that marriage was between a man and a woman. <ref>UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, ''Same-Sex Marriage in California - Overview and Issues''[http://igs.berkeley.edu/library/htGayMarriage.html]</ref> In 2000, Proposition 22 passed, adding language to restrict California from recognizing the marriages of same-sex couples from other states as valid. <ref>California Voter Guide, ''Limit on Marriages. Initiative Statute. Text of Proposition 22'' [http://primary2000.sos.ca.gov/VoterGuide/Propositions/22text.htm] Section 308.5 was added to the Family Code, to read, "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."</ref>
Proposition 8 was in response to the four California Supreme Court Justices overturning the will of the people who voted in 2000 on Proposition 22 that marriage was between a man and a woman. Proposition 22 passed easily with 61% of the vote. It was overturned by the Court and in May of 2008 [[gay marriage]] was legalized by judicial degree, not by the will of the voters or the legislature.
Proposition 8 was in response to the four California Supreme Court Justices overturning the will of the people who voted in 2000 on Proposition 22 that marriage was between a man and a woman. Proposition 22 passed easily with 61% of the vote. It was overturned by the Court and in May of 2008 [[gay marriage]] was legalized by judicial degree, not by the will of the voters or the legislature.