have made this legal. but a new gallop poll shows if there were a national referendum on this, 32%, nationwide, would vote to legalize same-sex marriage. only 43% would vote against that. and we know that that opposition number is just getting smaller by the day, by the year. frank, what is your political vision as an elected official yourself as to where the country is going, 13 states tonight. how many do you expect in the next five years. well, i don t have a crystal ball in front of me. but i know the train is out of the station and it is going. it is not stopping. it is not coming back. we ve seen it here in new england. we know how so many people are opening their minds because of so many couples like themselves, people who live their lives, being open and honest, and that is what is driving this.
where you were sitting in the grand stands, watching frank work and watching your own work on this? we have been working on this for 15 years, before frank was a legislator we both were advocates for gay rights and marriage equality. and once he became a state legislator, he spear-headed that. and i am just so proud of the work he has done there. and i supported it in any way i could. and i joked that i made us the most visible gay couple in politics in rhode island to put a face on it. so that the other legislators, when they were voting on legislation that affected us, would have to look us in the eye and know that they were voting against tony and frank. and i tried to put a face on it with frank. and i hope we accomplished that.