Seven states will define marriage by amending their constitutions.

This election year eight states had a referendum on the November 7 ballots that would amend the state constitutions to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Seven states (Colorado, Idaho, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin) approved the measure, while voters in Arizona failed to pass the amendment. Arizona is the only state that failed to pass the marriage amendment in over two dozen states that have considered it this election year and earlier.

Homosexual activists stated that they were being denied their "rights," claimed "discrimination," and touted "health" and "fairness" issues. They appealed to the consciences of voters, comparing their cause to that of discrimination against blacks in the past. And they staged an all-out advertising blitz in Wisconsin, including television and paper ads. Still they didn't win, except in Arizona.

Though they did receive a large percentage of votes in some states, the vote did not likely reflect a true accounting of people who are supposedly for "gay" marriage or civil unions. The advertising by "gay" activists claimed that by passing the state amendment, all unmarried couples would be subject to discrimination and unjust civil penalties. However, the majority of voters did not buy into the unsubstantiated claims.

The claims of discrimination were also often seen as irrational claims. Homosexuals claim that such amendments are discriminatory because they single out members of the populace for unequal treatment. Of course, all laws single out people--people whom society considers to exhibit unwanted or aberrant behavior. In fact, liberals are the first ones to cheer laws against invoking God in public places.

With state legislation going against them, "gay" activists will likely focus their efforts on federal lawsuits and activist federal judges to forward their cause.