On the other side of the controversial issue, the group Concerned Woman for America welcomed passage of the measure. Liz Luedtke, the group's California director, said marriage is a bedrock of our society.
Marriage is the backbone of a strong society.
The Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc., a gay advocacy group, said supporters of Proposition 22 must now show that the initiative is not aimed at harming lesbian and gay families. Homosexual marriages are not allowed in California, and the defeat of Proposition 22 would not have changed that. However, if another state recognizes homosexual marriages in the future, California also might have to recognize those marriages if the measure had not passed.