Rob Reiner: Once Gay Marriage Fight Is Won Here, It Will Spread ‘Around the World’

“At that time, gay rights groups were very much against us because they felt we were ahead of the curve, and we should not be pursuing this, but we filed anyway with David Boyce and Ted Olson, and we filed a case that went to the Supreme Court. We won and we were able to strike down Prop 8. And as that has happened, you've seen now over 29 federal lawsuits be filed in America. There is a critical mass that's being hit. So you have to put yourself out there. And then eventually the right thing happens. It’s like any kind of civil rights movement; the people at the forefront are going to take the hits. But then ultimately the right thing prevails. So I would suggest that you just keep pushing forward. It’s going to take a lot of courage from people in Australia, in Russia, in India, and they're going to meet with tremendous resistance, but we see it happening here in America. And we will have marriage equality in America. And once it happens in America, that will start moving the ball down the field around the world. It's going to take some time, but it will happen."