David Frum: I was wrong about same-sex marriage [View All]

[brooklynite]

Washington (CNN) -- I was a strong opponent of same-sex marriage. Fourteen years ago, Andrew Sullivan and I forcefully debated the issue at length online (at a time when online debate was a brand new thing).

Yet I find myself strangely untroubled by New York state's vote to authorize same-sex marriage -- a vote that probably signals that most of "blue" states will follow within the next 10 years.

I don't think I'm alone in my reaction either. Most conservatives have reacted with calm -- if not outright approval -- to New York's dramatic decision.

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The short answer is that the case against same-sex marriage has been tested against reality. The case has not passed its test.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/27/frum.gay.marriage

I wonder if reality will catch on...