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Li sees through the media's white noise on the issue of same sex marriage to discover that opponents of Proposition 8 often made claims about the past to sway public perception. These arguments were based on claims evoking a historical sense of the institution of marriage, but to a certain extent they were untrue. This book attempts to dispel some of the misperceptions around the concept of marriage in a historical context. Li also shows that homosexual and heterosexual couples are not exactly the same, and marriage is differently understood. She goes above and beyond merely explicating how th

California. Proposition 8 (2008). --- Historiography -- Social aspects. --- Law reports, digests, etc. -- United States. --- Mass media and history. --- Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation -- California. --- Same-sex marriage -- Press coverage -- California. --- Same-sex marriage -- Press coverage -- United States. --- Same-sex marriage --- Law reports, digests, etc --- Historiography --- Mass media and history --- Sociology & Social History --- Social Sciences --- Family & Marriage --- Court decisions --- Court reports --- Court rulings --- Digests of cases (Law) --- Law reporters (Publications) --- Law reports, digests, etc. --- Annotations and citations (Law) --- Law --- Gay marriage --- Homosexual marriage --- Lesbian marriage --- Same-sex unions --- Marriage --- Civil unions --- History and mass media --- History --- Historical criticism --- Authorship --- Press coverage --- Law and legislation --- Social aspects --- Criticism --- California.