Not surprisingly, Cathcart did not say a global change of venue was on the table, suggesting instead that the movement had to keep figuring out what kind of campaigns-political as well as educational-were needed to move the middle in the states where the question remains open. Cathcart admitted that on the ground, "a certain degree of success is essential to keep people motivated, and, if they see that the promised successes are not forthcoming, they will stop believing the messengers." The leaders of gay organizations are meeting shortly after the first of the year, and there will, as Cathcart, says, "surely be a lot of conversations about this new information, as there were in California."
But Cathcart, who has a lot of years in the gay movement behind him, still sees reason for hope. Despite losing in California in 2008, activists are gearing up for another try, although they are still debating when to go. And the Washington D.C. City Council earlier this month approved a same-sex marriage law for the Capitol city. "As 2009 draws to a close, people are getting married in Iowa; on January 1, they will start marrying in New Hampshire, and maybe soon in D.C.," he says.
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