2013 the supreme court invalidated the so-called defensive marriage act. again, written by justice kennedy. at that time 12 states had basically legalized marriage equality. immediately after that states began changing either by court or by or by legislation, legalizing marriage equality. today when we woke up 37 states in the district of columbia allowed for same-sex marriage marriage equality was legal at 10:01 a.m. the decision written by justice anthony kennedy made it clear that there is indeed a constitutional right to inch what for same-sex couples. so from that political act of civil disobedience by then mayor gavin newsom of the way to the plaza in the supreme court today ave seen a remarkable remarkable shift in this country s attitudes towards