Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in California

If we're talking about the 18,000 same-sex marriages in California when compared with domestic partnership, there's not much difference legally, other than having a marriage license and the requisite nomenclature. Domestic partners in California are considered "spouses" under California law. However, since the voters of this state decided to outlaw same-sex marriage, there is a difference. Same-sex couples no longer can marry. Thus, only domestic partnership is available in California at the moment.

In our politically correct state, there are no real differences in legal treatment or legal rights of the parties. Both are really just 'partnerships'. Both can create shares of the 'community assets', enforce support, etc. The real difference is in society's [i.e., peoples'] reactions, choices and beliefs based on moral grounds. Only marriage will ever be 'morally accepted' by the vast majority of the population, despite disbelievers' and activists demands to the contrary. You make your choices and you suffer the consequences [intended or not] in every decision you make in life.