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California Admits Defeat on Prop. 8

Equality
California Admits Defeat on Prop. 8

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Equality California -- the group that spearheaded the No on 8 campaign -- has conceded defeat on Proposition 8. The proposition, which constitutionally bans same-sex marriage in the state of California, passed with 52.5% of the electorate. No on 8 said despite the millions of absentee and provisional ballots that have yet to be counted, a change in tide seems unlikely.

Equality California -- the group that spearheaded the No on 8 campaign -- has conceded defeat on Proposition 8.

"Sadly, fueled by misinformation, distortions and lies, millions of voters went to the polls yesterday and said YES to bigotry, YES to discrimination, YES to second-class status for same-sex couples," Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California, said in a release.

The proposition, which constitutionally bans same-sex marriage in the state of California, passed with 52.5% of the electorate. While millions of absentee and provisional ballots remain outstanding, it doesn't seem likely that the tide will change enough to turn around the decision.

"While the election was close, and millions of votes still remain uncounted," said Kors," it has become apparent that we lost."

Kors commended the efforts of No on 8, admitting that from the outset, the group knew they were up against tough odds. The only state to defeat a same-sex marriage ban was Arizona in 2006, though another marriage ban passed in that state on Tuesday.

Together with Center Advocacy Project CEO Delores Jacobs, L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center executive director Lorri Jean, and National Center for Lesbian Rights executive director Kate Kendall, Kors vowed to not give up on the fight for equality. He quoted activist and writer Anne Lamott: "Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up." (Neal Broverman, The Advocate)

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