"Eight years ago, Californians voted 61% to define marriage as being only between a man and a woman."

As of right now (12:45am Pacific Time), it seems like 52% of Californians are voting to retain that definition.

Without a doubt, the vote on proposition 8 tonight was a victory for bigots. They've won. Today.

But still. From 61% to 52%. In eight years. That's stunning.

The speed of changing opinion on equal marriage rights is awesome, and though slower than we'd like, it's in the right direction.

They've won. Today. But Massachusetts isn't going away. Neither is Connecticut. And New Jersey will probably be next, and New York. And they won't be the last. And the skies will continue to fail to fall in those states, because there is nothing the least bit harmful about recognizing families as families. And I predict that in less than a decade, we'll take back California too.

They've won. Today. But we have two states with same-sex marriage, when very recently we had none. Civil unions, which seemed like a far-out radical idea so recently, is now the moderate position.

They've won. Today. But they're losing the war, and they know it. It's only a matter of time.