gay marriage

The Gray Las Vegas ABC affiliate apologized on Wednesday for a promo it ran on Monday that characterized gay marriage a “sin” like “quickie divorces, prostitution, gambling.”

President Obama’s newsmaking statement that he now favors gay marriage reflects how public opinion on the sensitive issue has evolved. And a lot of the credit has to go to TV, which has done more than its share in persuading Americans that gay men and woman are regular folk, not people you need to hide your kids from.

The issue of gay marriage has been a media fixation, evident in the front-and-center role the media played in the days leading up to President Obama’s declaration of support.