In my eyes, living in Sweden, things like this makes your country look like some kind of barbaric medieval development-country. It’s very sad. In my opinion, people who oppose gay marriage should find something more productive to do with their time. Tbh, I don´t give a shit about gay people. It’s their choice and I can´t understand why I would have some reason or right to comment on how they want to live their lives.

But I think it’s important to recognize that the Court was not ruling directly on Prop 8, but rather on the way the proposition was passed and whether the method was legal under the California Constitution. As quoted from the article you linked, the legal argument presented by opponents of Prop 8 was as follows:

“The state Constitution contains a ‘core guarantee’ of equality that limits voters’ amendment powers. A minority group’s fundamental rights, they argued, should not be subject to repeal by majority vote.”

And the majority opinion was:

” ‘It is not our role to pass judgment on the wisdom or relative merit’ of the state’s constitutional amendment process, George said in a 136-page opinion. Any further change in the marriage law, he said, ‘must find its expression at the ballot box.’ ”

As the article goes on to express, “George and his colleagues have evidently concluded that ‘social change is better accomplished through popular will than through the court.’ ” The decision wasn’t just about Prop 8, but every potential future ballot provision facing California voters. Essentially it gives voters the power to make decisions… which for me is a positive, because it bodes well for any attempt to overturn Prop 8 in 2010. I know how frustrating it is now, but I think in the long run the court’s decision will prove fruitful. Are we not becoming more tolerant (if perhaps too slowly)?