Gay marriage supporters confident of change

Even as conservative groups bask in their recent legal victory upholding the ban on gay marriage in California, gay-rights supporters remain confident the tide of history is on their side.
Tony Castro in the Daily News.
Calling their cause a logical extension of the civil-rights struggle in America, they see the success of that movement predicting their own eventual victory, whether through the courts or new ballot measures.

Backers of traditional marriage, however, say it's unfair to compare the two - that the question of defining marriage does not parallel the struggle against the repression of ethnic minorities.