As Court Weighs Gay Marriage, Calls for End to Prop 8, Defense of Marriage Act

The Supreme Court May Be Divided On Gay Marriage, But The Media Isn't (Huffington Post)

Last Thursday, Natalie Morales --who is one of the top anchors on the "Today" show and a prominent reporter for NBC-- hosted the National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association's annual fundraising dinner. She was joined by fellow "Today" hosts Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie, as well as anchors and reporters from CNN, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, ABC News and more. Many of these journalists work on the so-called "objective" side of things, meaning that they're not supposed to talk too much about their opinions on major issues.

Morales, though, seemed to have no fear when it came to gay rights and gay marriage. Even though there has not been such a profound shift in terms of public opinion about any civil rights issue in recent memory, a large swath of the United States (plus most of one of its two political parties) is still hostile to LGBT rights. This did not trouble Morales, who very candidly told a conservative interviewer that she supports gay marriage:

I think what's happening here is this is a new civil rights movement. I mean I think clearly... I believe that gays have as much equal opportunity as we all should have. And I believe that they should be allowed to get married and love equally....But I don't think everyone else has to believe how we believe.