Originally Posted by adidasss

I thought that was rather surprising myself. For some reason I assumed that any world famous tourist hot spot would automatically be more cosmopolitan and therefore liberal. I certainly didn't expect it to be so overtly anti-gay.

Also, I think maybe Californians got some undeserved flak for the Prop 8 thing. It's good to remember that the vote was simply whether or not the officially recognized relationship of same-sex couples should be included in the institution of marriage, not whether or not same-sex couples should have the same rights as married couples, which they already do under Californian domestic partnership law, one of the most extensive in the country. Some states explicitly prohibit same-sex couples from being given the same rights and benefits as married heterosexual couples. :\