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 The tiny bite tasted horrible—and gave her botulism. Trump: I believe I'll have 'the honor of taking Cuba.' In a remote Polish forest, researchers find lost medieval town. Here's where Sean Penn was on Oscars night. Report an error