Gay-marriage vote polarizes Ariz.
by Mary Jo Pitzl - Nov. 11, 2008 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2008/11/11/20081111samesex1111.htmlThe passage of Arizona's constitutional ban on same-sex marriages didn't ignite the legal firestorm that has raged in California since voters approved its marriage amendment last week.
But Arizona's vote in favor of Proposition 102 has deepened the social divide as much here as in California and in Florida, the third state where voters approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
Activists say battles will continue in Arizona over issues related to same-sex couples: inheritance rights, medical decision-making and burial rights, to name a few of the estimated 300 rights that Arizona automatically confers on married couples. Federal law grants an additional 1,100 rights.
