John Marston
Senior Member
Same-sex marriage has become a culturally accepted norm in American politics.
Support for Gay Marriage in America Is Rising - The Atlantic
You know what I`m think? All social reform movements have to shift the Overton window to make progress. The concept of different races mingling in public, or women voting, or animals having rights - all these are examples of issues where the Overton window has moved over time, so that positions which were once viewed as unthinkably radical have become the accepted wisdom, while those that were once considered mainstream are now outside the window, and unacceptable to advocate in mixed company.
The Overton window
Support for Gay Marriage in America Is Rising - The Atlantic
You know what I`m think? All social reform movements have to shift the Overton window to make progress. The concept of different races mingling in public, or women voting, or animals having rights - all these are examples of issues where the Overton window has moved over time, so that positions which were once viewed as unthinkably radical have become the accepted wisdom, while those that were once considered mainstream are now outside the window, and unacceptable to advocate in mixed company.
The Overton window