Editing Barbara Boxer (section)

===LGBT rights===
In 1996, Boxer was one of 14 senators to vote against the [[Defense of Marriage Act]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=2&vote=00280 |title=U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 104th Congress – 2nd Session |publisher=Senate.gov |access-date=March 6, 2012}}</ref> She also voted against the [[Federal Marriage Amendment]] in 2004 and 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.ontheissues.org/Senate/Barbara_Boxer.htm |title=Barbara Boxer on the Issues |publisher=Senate.ontheissues.org |access-date=March 6, 2012}}</ref> although when San Francisco Mayor [[Gavin Newsom]] [[San Francisco 2004 same-sex weddings|issued a directive]] to the city-county clerk to issue [[same-sex marriage|marriage]] licenses to [[Homosexuality|same-sex couples]], she stated that she supported [[Domestic partnership in California|California's domestic partnership law]] but believed that marriage was between a man and a woman.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Mark Simon |author2=Carla Marinucci |author3=Chronicle Political Writers |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/02/20/MNGSF54RDD1.DTL |title=Top state Dems criticize S.F. mayor / TIGHTROPE: Politicians try not to anger voters – 50% of Californians oppose same-sex unions |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=February 20, 2004 |access-date=March 6, 2012}}</ref> She opposed [[California Proposition 8 (2008)|Proposition 8]], a constitutional amendment that prohibited same-sex marriage in California, and supported the [[Uniting American Families Act]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SN01328:@@@P|title=Cosponsors - S.1328 - 110th Congress (2007-2008): Uniting American Families Act of 2007|first=Leahy|last=Patrick|date=May 8, 2007|website=thomas.loc.gov|access-date=March 30, 2008|archive-date=July 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704161824/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SN01328:@@@P|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During her 2010 campaign, Boxer stated her strong support for same-sex marriage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/boxer-makes-pitch-to-southern-california-gay-voters/|title=Boxer Makes Pitch To Southern California Gay Voters - CBS San Francisco|date=October 27, 2010|website=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref>