florists, they were rejoicing. hawaii will become the 15th state. illinois passed it s marriage equality law last week and the governor there is going to make illinois the 16th state to okay same-sx marriage. to characterize it s direct town right now, i think it would be fair to say that same-sex marriage rights are advancing, and rapidly, and they are not just legally advancing, they are advancing in broad terms. as of this summer, a clear majority of americans favored marriage equality for the whole country. among moderates it was 63%. among independent voters it s 53%. among women it s 56%. that s where the country is at right now on this issue, and it s getting more so all the tile. since the supreme court s decision on the defense of marriage act this summer, more and more states have moved toward equalizing their marriage laws. and when that happens inside a state, the sky tends not to fall. and therefore the arguments about how terrible same-sex marriage would be for that
state. illinois passed it s marriage equality law last week and the governor there is going to make illinois the 16th state to okay same-sx marriage. to characterize it s direct town right now, i think it would be fair to say that same-sex marriage rights are advancing, and rapidly, and they are not just legally advancing, they are advancing in broad terms. after of this summer, a clear majority of americans favored marriage equality for the whole country. among moderates it was 63%. among independent voters it s 63%. among women it s 53%. that s where the country is at right now on this issue, and it s getting more so all the tile. since the supreme court s decision on the defense of marriage act this summer, more and more states have moved toward equalizing their marriage laws. and when that happens inside a state, the sky tends not to fall. and therefore the arguments about how terrible same-sex
some of the same-sex opponents, some of whom you heard booing there, it was not their day in hawaii, they did not prevail. but for same-sex couples and also for hawaii s caters and florists, they were reoutsides. hawaii will become the 15th state. illinois passed it s marriage equality law last week and the governor there is going to make illinois the 16th state to okay same-sx marriage. to characterize it s direct town right now, i think it would be fair to say that same-sex marriage rights are advancing, and rapidly, and they are not just legally advancing, they are advancing in broad terms. after of this summer, a clear majority of americans favored marriage equality for the whole country. among moderates it was 63%. among independent voters it s 63%. among women it s 53%. that s where the country is at right now on this issue, and