Keywords: Proposition 8, California, Arizona, Florida, gay marriage, same-sex marriage, LGBT, amendment

Same-sex marriage took a serious hit in three states Tuesday as measures to ban the practice in Arizona and Florida passed--and as Proposition 8 in California also appeared poised to pass with just a small number of votes yet to be counted.

The greatest buzz surrounding same-sex-marriage proposals was in California, where millions of dollars were spent by both proponents and opponents of the proposition. As of 11 a.m. ET Wednesday, Prop. 8 was leading by a 52-to-48 percent margin with 95 percent of the vote counted.

Though it is still possible for proposition to be defeated, it doesn't look good.

"You decided to live your life out loud. You fell in love and you said 'I do.' Tonight, we await a verdict," San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom was quoted as saying by the Los Angeles Times. "I'm crossing my fingers."

Proponents of Prop. 8 say the current vote tally points to a true moral victory for those who want traditional marriage protected. "We caused Californians to rethink this issue," Prop. 8 proponent Jeff Flint told the Los Angeles Times. "I think the voters were thinking, well, if it makes them happy, why shouldn't we let gay couples get married. And I think we made them realize that there are broader implications to society and particularly the children when you make that fundamental change that's at the core of how society is organized, which is marriage."

In Florida and Arizona, both anti-same-sex-marriage amendments passed rather handily. The Arizona measure passed by a 56-to-42 percent margin. The Florida ban on same-sex marriage had a 62 percent favorability margin. For a measure to pass in Florida, a 60 percent vote is required.

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