Dancer, I don't think people are swinging back and forth on the issue. It's the same people with the same thoughts and values.

The problem (in California) is that the mayors of some cities, such as San Francisco, legalize gay marriage, and then someone takes it to the courts, where recently a judge found it was valid.

But the mayor and the judge don't make the laws. So when it is put to a vote of the people (our recent Prop 8), it gets voted down. This has happened twice in California in recent years.

So I do think it's the same people butting heads with the same people, over and over.

I believe the main people who are against gay marriage are against it for religious reasons, or even their own personal values. They probably feel that if gay marriage becomes an accepted union, it will affect their children and actually, some just think it's "wrong" for two men or two women to be together.

Personally, I feel that what you do in the privacy of your own home is up to you, so I really don't care if they get married or not. In fact, I feel that it will eventually be legalized and better accepted, but will take time.

I compare it to when blacks and white wanted to get married, and the stigma against that. I remember in high school we had two kids with a white mom and a black dad. That was so shocking back then, and now, in California, it's very common. Not sure about other states.

Eventually, gay marriage will be accepted as well - I believe - but it will take quite a lot of time.