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 A 24-year-old Dallas Cowboys player has died. Drama at Miss Universe after official berates Miss Mexico. Teacher shot by 6-year-old wins court case. Judge orders full SNAP benefits to be paid for November Report an error