Proposition 8

California's Proposition 8, which prohibited marriage between same-sex couples, has been controversial since its introduction and challenged almost from the moment of adoption.  With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to to rule on Prop 8, I find myself thinking about the ramifications it had on my own life -- not as weighty as those of the many Californians who were denied the basic human right of marriage to those they love, but significant nonetheless.