More on Proposition 8

From ABC News:

Lawyers defending the ban, backed by a broad coalition of conservative religious groups, argue that a ban on gay marriage is not discriminatory. They say it simply codifies an historic understanding of what constitutes marriage.

If marriage was simply a code, this would be true. But it is not just a code. It is not just an understanding. It gives people certain rights that they did not have as singles. So if certain people are not allowed to marry the person they want to marry, then they will not have the opportunity for those rights, which, by the way, is called 'discrimination'.