Gay Marriage

Gay marriage was just OKed in Maine.  This seems to be an increasing trend.  Is the media playing a role in our changing culture? I must bring up Miss California and the Perez Hilton scandal that bought up much air time last month.  The press really played into that since it is such a controversial topic. The media plays a huge role in influencing the public and when I saw that the governor of Maine just signed the bill legalizing gay marriage I had to question if the media is behind this modernizing change in American culture.