1) According to the article, the support for gay marriage rose to a little more than 45%. This was big news because in 2004, same sex marriage did not have majority support in any of the states
2) Proposition 8 was an amendment in 2008 for the California Constitution that stated marriage was recognized in California only when it was between a man and women.
Proposition 8 began in 2008 and in August of 2010, a judge in California said that it was unfairly targeting gay men and women. A week later the judge wanted to enforce that it be dropped. August 16, 2010, the US Court of appeals put a hold on it until they can decide on whether or not there should be a ban on same sex marriage.
3 According to the Defense of Marriage Act Amendment website, marriage is between a man and women as a husband and wife. The word spouse refers to someone of the opposite sex and who is the husband or wife.
4) Connecticut became the first state to legalized civil unions in 2005. They legalized gay marriage in 2008. Arkansas passed a constitutional ban on gay marriage in 2004 in addition to a Defense of Marriage Act which means that they will not honor a same sex marriage even if it is considered legal in another state.
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