Our discussion in class yesterday revolved around how major news stories become major--the question posed by Mr. Spiro Bolos was, "Why has gay marriage become an issue?" It's an interesting question to ask, and a more difficult one to answer, because as of now there has been no trigger event for this movement, that I can identify, in the last ten years. There has been no national protest against gay marriage (as in tens of thousands lined up in the street spewing hateful language) that I can specifically call to mind, and although they undoubtedly exist, I cannot put a face to a national movement in favor of gay marriage.
Several students theorized that the process of revolution and advancement of issues such as gay marriage was cyclical; there would be a build-up for a while, followed by a "trigger"event, and then focus on that issue would skyrocket. The issue would remain "hot" for an amount of time, fall out of conversation, and the cycle would repeat itself. I believe this is not the case, as the examples cited by my classmates were unconvincing to me (the Scientific Revolution, the French Revolution), but I do believe a trigger must occur for a full-fledged movement to take place. There is no face to gay marriage right now, and until there is, as with all movements towards social justice, it will be more difficult to receive attention for it.
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