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Post-election events of Proposition 8 (2008) was merged into this article. The discussion was closed on 21 September 2018 with a consensus to merge. The original page is now a redirect to this article. Its history now serves to provide attribution for the content in this article, and it must not be deleted as long as this article exists.

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Stone, Amy L. (2024). "Anti-LGBTQ Ballot Initiatives (and LGBTQ Activism)". In Goldberg, Abbie E. (ed.). The Sage Encyclopedia of LGBTQ+ Studies (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publishing. pp. 100–104. ISBN 978-1-0718-9140-7 – via Google Books.

Merger proposal

Latest comment: 3 years ago8 comments7 people in discussion

I don't think November 15, 2008 anti-Proposition 8 protests was impactful enough to merit an article separate from this – maybe this warrants a few sentences to a paragraph as a merge to this article? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 18:36, 22 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

Support merge. The protests article is primarily a list of locations, and if it is cut, the rest of the content is short enough to be combined into a paragraph. Hanif Al Husaini (talk) 07:34, 29 August 2022 (UTC)Reply
Support. Clearly not enough for a stand-alone article here.--Trystan (talk) 13:26, 31 August 2022 (UTC)Reply
Support merger per above. —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • {C•X})} 10:37, 10 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Support - Not enough content for a split. Onegreatjoke (talk) 16:59, 2 November 2022 (UTC)Reply

Support per above. Hekerui (talk) 11:03, 18 November 2022 (UTC)Reply

@Theleekycauldron: @Hanif Al Husaini: @Trystan: @CX Zoom: @Onegreatjoke: @Hekerui: I think we have consensus for a merge here. Perhaps one or more of you would like to jump in! Joyous! | Talk 04:01, 13 February 2023 (UTC)Reply

I boldly redirected, sufficient content in main article in my opinion Hekerui (talk) 18:15, 14 February 2023 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 10 December 2023

Latest comment: 2 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

I'm doing personal research on the repeal process of Proposition 8, and would definitely like to also find the link to the original article. Am new to editing wikipedia, saw this, wanted to update it. Broken reference link to reference 268, refers me to the home page of SFGATE, not the article link. Please add a link to an archived page of the article, as the link 'http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?blogid=14&entry_id=43580' is longer public on the sfgate.com website. Found this link: 'https://archive.is/K5Fj' from an archiving site after inputting the previous, non-working website link. ProlificSundown (talk) 03:10, 10 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Shadow311 (talk) 18:03, 10 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

why locked?

Latest comment: 2 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

why is this still locked? 71.223.71.176 (talk) 18:15, 2 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

You can request unprotection at WP:RPP. -- Nat Gertler (talk) 20:42, 2 April 2024 (UTC)Reply