California Proposition 8 (2008) is titled as "Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry" and totally based on an initiative state constitutional amendment of California General Election ballot.
The History of California Proposition 8
The following change have made in California Proposition 8 and total history by year wise is as follow.
1850–1948: Gender-neutral statutory language
1948–1977: Marriage as a fundamental right
1977–2008: Opposite-sex marriage
1999–2003: Development of domestic partnerships
2004–2007: Attempts to recognize same-sex marriages
2005–2008: Initiatives to forbid recognition of same-sex marriage in the state constitution
2008: California recognizes same-sex marriages
