There is no denying that the decision of the California to uphold Proposition 8 is a for families and anyone who supports . But the reversal is temporary.

One day in the not-too- — years maybe, but not — Prop. 8 will be seen as the of the old order. California’s banning same- garnered 52 percent of the in November, but it was the of an atavistic and deeply negative conception of whose grip on the will soon be broken for good (and ).

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The speed at which went from a that used during the 2004 election to roust religiously voters to the , to its wide acceptance today, is nothing short of a political tsunami. Five states have now legalized same- either by statute or court order: , , Iowa, and . The last three did so in the few months since California’s Prop. 8 case was argued. With the building throughout the Northeast, legalizing are considered viable in New York, New Jersey and .

The are reflecting this in the cultural landscape.