When you put up the schmaltzy #LoveWins messages on social media and share the heartwarming photos of couples finally allowed to solemnize their relationships under the law — remember that it wasn’t singing songs and holding hands that got us here, nor rational arguments and pleas for compassion.

The gay community had plenty of all of that for the past 30 years and more. The rest of the world met it with a cold shoulder or a raised fist.

Anger got us here. Outrage got us here. And yes, public shaming got us here: drawing a line in the sand and making it clear that the status quo was not OK, was not tolerable because it had been tolerated long enough.

Outrage culture changed the world: “PC” critics are wrong — marriage equality happened because activists used shame and rage - Salon.com

Source: salon.com

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