Unless you've been living in a cave, you've heard all about California's Proposition 8.
For those international readers, Proposition 8 was a California ballot proposition that changed the state Constitution to restrict the definition of marriage to a "union between a man and a woman" and eliminated the right of same-sex couples to marry. The proposition did not affect domestic partnerships in California. 
Recently, I read through an article about how the Morman church is raising millions of dollars for a new NATIONAL campaign against gay marriage.
A reader left this comment, which I thought was really on point:
"OK, this may sound strange to some. The best thing that could have happened to us was the passage of prop 8."
"To me Prop 8 has never really been about gay marriage, its been about gay rights, equality and bigotry."
"The passage of Prop 8 and the other 3 anti gay measures in other states brought the real issues out of the shadows and into the foreground."
"Gay issues were off the radar of most human rights, civil rights and progressive activists... no longer. The day after the election people who were never engaged in any gay causes talked openly about how the biggest disappointment on an otherwise glorious night was the treatment of the gay community."
"The churches were brought out of the shadows, called on their hate and identified for the illegal influence they have been enjoying unchecked on the political process. Now that they have been identified... they can be and have been taken on."
"The youth has had the issue reframed for them and been shown how this like other issues is a generational thing where the old people with completely outdated world views are desperately trying to impose that world view on their generation who knows better."
"Finally the passage of prop 8 has brought together the gay community. Its set the table for the gay community to connect with other activists and to heal divides with other communities by recognizing the similarities of their causes."
"Gay marriage hasn't been in question for years. We know it will be legal in the very near future... when the youth start calling more of the shots and the voice of the older generations becomes less relevant."
