As polls shift, gay marriage becomes a uniter, not a divider
Barbara Carlson (left) kisses her son Sean as he goes out to walk the dog in Washington, DC, Tuesday, December 11, 2012. For Sean Carlson and his mother Barbara, the road to reconciliation has been rough and remains unfinished. RNS photo by Toby Jorrin/USA Today.
(RNS) Millions of dollars have been spent on the fight over gay marriage, but beneath it, polls show that 36 percent of Americans say they had changed their minds about the issue. That figure represents millions of stories like Sean Carlson and his mother, Barbara. By Chuck Raasch / USA Today.