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Eich would tell you he supported civil unions.
by pseudalopex 5y ago
Eich would tell you he supported civil unions.
- astrange 5y agoToo bad he contributed to a campaign that wasn't for them then. And of course, CA did introduce something like "marriage with a different name" afterwards, but it didn't seem like the Prop 8 defenders liked that either, and the courts still found it unconstitutional.
- pseudalopex 5y agoCalifornia domestic partnerships included hospital visitation rights from 1999.[1] And most marriage rights from 2005.[2] They weren't fully equal. And separate but equal is nonsense anyway. But they came before Proposition 8. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_partnership_in_California#Assembly_Bill_26_of_1999 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_partnership_in_Califo... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_partnership_in_California#Wholesale_expansion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_partnership_in_Califo...