While people are rightly upset about prop. 8 in California, today on the opposite coast, in Connecticut we began issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples.

There has been no hoopla, no protests of any note, no big deal.

Here's an online poll from our largest newspaper The Courant,  today...

 Do you support same-sex couples' right to marry in Connecticut?

Yes (6323 responses)

67.6%

No (2073 responses)

22.2%

No, but I support civil unions (952 responses)

10.2%

• 9348 total responses (Results not scientific)