Politics | California 54% Against Calif. Gay-Marriage Ban State divided on homosexuals' right to wed, but measure to outlaw it trails By Jim O'Neill Posted Aug 28, 2008 12:00 PM CDT Copied A Los Angeles Times poll finds 54% of Californians oppose a ballot measure that would ban gay marriage, to 40% supporting it. The state is divided on gays' right to wed, with 47% for, 47% against. (AP Photo) Though California voters are evenly divided over whether gay couples should be allowed to wed, more than half believe it shouldn’t be barred by law, a Los Angeles Times poll finds. Some 54% of likely voters oppose a November ballot measure that would define marriage as only between a man and a woman; 40% support Proposition 8. Read These Next Obituary reveals teacher's same-sex marriage, and he's fired. Firefighters 'didn't have a chance' in Idaho ambush. Teen Motocross star repeatedly 'run over' at event. After Girl Goes Overboard on Cruise, 'Hero' Dad to the Rescue. Report an error