Nine states have ballot initiatives, often (mis)labeled "marriage protection" acts, that would define marriage as between one man and one woman. Nineteen states already have constitutional amendments explicitly barring the recognition of same-sex marriage. This means that if at least seven of the new ballots pass, more than half the states in the nation will have banned gay marriage.
This statistic is very much in keeping with the findings of a major survey by the Pew Forum, released in July, which shows that Americans oppose gay marriage 56 to 35 percent. Not surprisingly, those who say they have a high level of religious commitment oppose it by a substantially wider margin of 75 to 18 percent. The prospects for same-sex marriage are not looking good.
And yet, turn on the television any day or night of the week and you'd think being gay was, well, no big deal.
Two of the three reining daytime talk show queens, Rosie and Ellen, are lesbians. And, for the first time, Ellen has also been selected to host the 79th Annual Academy Awards, this February. To put that in perspective, one year, the Academy Awards reached a worldwide audience of over 55 million people. The influence of these women is simply incalculable.
Here's the article from popmatters.com.
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