9 November 2008 11:36 PM, PST | From AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news
Last week, the devastating news of the passage of Proposition 8 in California — and similar amendments in Florida and Arizona — angered and saddened Lgbt people and our supporters all over the world, prompting thousands to march in protest across the country this weekend.
18,000 gay and lesbian couples were married in California during the six months it was legal, before the passage of Prop 8.
In the pages to follow, AfterEllen.com profiles some of the couples whose marriages are now in jeopardy because of this new law, and offers their perspectives on the battle ahead. (Wedding dates are noted in parentheses next to their names.)
Since this is an entertainment site, we're focusing on couples connected to the entertainment industry in one way or another, and therefore relevant to AfterEllen.com's commitment to furthering lesbian visibility in popular culture. But these are just a few of the stories to be told in
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