Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sandy Stier, left, and Kris Perry, who challenged Proposition 8 in court, in front of San Francisco City Hall last month.

Some Americans dismiss shoplifting as a victimless crime, even a rite of passage for rebellious teens. Some district attorneys have virtually stopped prosecuting retail theft altogether.

After 20 years in the same house, I started to feel as though I no longer belonged on my street. It was 2008, the year of Barack Obama’s first campaign for president, but also the year of Proposition ...