Gay Marriage Ban Makes California Ballot

The battle lines have been drawn in California's fight over gay marriage, with an initiative banning same-sex unions drawing enough signatures to be on the state's ballots in November. California's Supreme Court struck down a gay marriage ban last month, but it's unclear if same-sex marriages performed before November will be valid if the amendment passes, reports the Los Angeles Times.

"I'm confident that Californians are ready to support equal marriage rights for all our residents," one man who plans to marry his male partner told the San Jose Mercury News. He's waiting until after November to marry because "we don't want to lose our deposit." (More gay marriage stories.)