These past few days have been interesting. A Republican United States senator announced his support for marriage equality. The Republicans released a report advising candidates to not be so vocal about their homophobia. A new poll shows that 58% of Americans now support marriage equality. That’s more than a slight majority. In senatorial terms, that’s almost a super majority. And a well known pastor said that evangelists needed to repent for the way they’ve handled the LGBT rights issue. I don’t want to get ahead of myself, I know the Supreme Court could throw us a curveball and set us back decades, but I’m sensing a significant shift in the culture. I could almost say I’m optimistic.