Prop 8: Marriage Ban Upheld. Here's What's Next

Prop 8 was upheld by the Supreme Court today. This is a big setback: although the existing marriages will remain, the ban will continue to prevent any new marriages. But the fight's not over: we're bringing it back to the ballot, probably as soon as next year. The most effective way to prepare is by having conversations. You need to talk to everyone know know -- EVERYONE -- about why marriage equality is personally important to you. We know that we'll win this fight soon; working together, we can turn this difficult news into an eventual victory.

Full transcript of video:

Hi, I'm Matt from Stop8.org with breaking news about marriage equality. The California Supreme Court just ruled on Prop 8, the marriage ban, and the results are mixed. On one hand, the 36,000 people who got married last year can stay married. But the court also ruled that nobody else can get married -- so if youre like me and you missed your chance, you're out of luck. For now.

This is a setback -- but its actually not as bad as it sounds, because of something great that weve learned from our recent victories in other states: the more people talk about marriage equality, the faster public support grows. That means that even when the news is bad, it's still a great opportunity to start conversations; and each conversation brings us closer to winning the fight. So -- whats next?

Were bringing it back to the ballot, probably in about a year. Organizations like Courage Campaign and Equality California are already laying the groundwork to defend equality, and you can do your part too.

The most important thing that you can do TODAY is to reach out to everyone you know -- EVERYONE. Tell them why you personally care about the freedom to marry, and how marriage equality personally affects you. Visit stop8.org for more tips, conversation starters, and to connect with more allies and organizations.

Todays news is hard to take. But this is just one step in a fight that we know we'll win. WHEN we win all depends on how many people you can talk to. This ruling gives us a one-of-a-kind opportunity to change peoples minds. So even though it looks bad -- in the long run, it makes us stronger. Now, working together, we can regain marriage equality, and protect it for all time.

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[idaman12345]

@Longfellow89 actually the anti gay groups are like that

just to keep gays and lesbians from marrying

[idaman12345]

@Longfellow89 so tell us when did it become law that civil rights should be up for a majority vote

[idaman12345]

@Longfellow89 did you realize it wasnt that high of a number?

[theloveshineatheist]

@Longfellow89 how bout you get me a legitimate fucking source that says he is gay? (and no fox news and the drudge report don't count as a legitimate source) Prop 8 is unconstitutional whether 7 million people think so or not.

[theloveshineatheist]

@Longfellow89 besides you totally missed the point of my previous comment

[theloveshineatheist]

@Longfellow89 nice appeal to authority dumass, thats a fallacy. Fuck you

[Longfellow89]

@theloveshineatheist

Also, were you even aware that 9 out of 10 blacks voted in favor of prop 8? Why is that? Your a fool.

[Longfellow89]

@theloveshineatheist

The man isn't an activist judge?! Did it occur to you that the man is homosexual? This is activism at its worst, and its going to do nothing but setback the gay movement. Everyone accepted gays to this point, but they're not going to accept this.

One man doesn't have more power than 7 million people. The judge didn't rule - he stole 7 million votes. We the people make the decisions, we the people and for the people. It is not we the judges and for special interests.

[theloveshineatheist]

@Longfellow89 are you stupid? I dunno if you knew this but that particular judge was appointed by George Bush Senior who is very obviously anti-gay. Your claim that this particular judge is some sort of activist is completely unfounded. Show me the evidence you fool! And besides that do you really think the majority has the right to say around 2.6 million Americans (That just in Cali) don't have a fundamental right. The majority used to think blacks shouldn't be aloud marry, so fucking what?