I sent my thoughts on the Supreme Court decision to a favorite professor of mine from my days back in college in Kansas City. He replied with this interesting anecdote:
In my Intro to American govt. class I asked how many were pro-choice, etc., and the class divided evenly in thirds. When I asked how many thought that gays should have the right to have sex with each other in private, all the students (including many conservative Christians) agreed that they should be able to. They also all knew at least some gay people well. I thought that was a striking result. It's similar to a result I got last year.
It's obvious to me that Our coming out and being open and living our lives without shame has Changed everything.

I also got this great note from an old friend and wonderful activist from my days in the pro-choice community of Kansas City: I thought of you this week and am so happy about the Supreme Court decision. I'm also very surprised, or I was until I read your thoughts on the matter. I think you are absolutely right about the reason you've had so much success. There is a HUGE lesson for the choice community here. Keep talking, kiddo!

Very interesting. What does this tell us about other liberal causes? What can we learn from this? And what can we do better in our fight for freedom?