Beneath the heated political debates between interest groups arguing for and against same-sex marriage, there has been a gradual change in public opinion. Today, the percentage of people who believe homosexual couples should have the same marriage rights as heterosexual couples has doubled to 53 percent, as compared to 1996, from a December USA/Gallup Poll.[1] Surveys conducted in 2011 by the Pew Forum[2] and the Washington Post-ABC News[3] poll also reflect the growing public approval rating for gay marriage in America. This brings to light a monumental shift in societal attitudes towards LGBT individuals, where for the first time in history, the majority of Americans now show approval for same-sex…