What's next for gay marriage?

The Supreme Court rulings on DOMA and Prop 8 were big for gay-marriage advocates. Now the focus turns to the 37 states where same-sex couples still can't marry

California may prove to be just the tip of the rainbow-colored iceberg.
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Wednesday's Supreme Court rulings were a significant step forward for advocates of gay marriage. In 25 days, if all goes as expected, same-sex couples in California will be able to wed. And because nearly one in eight Americans live in the state of California, the change is a significant one.

As Nate Silver points out in The New York Times, by August, nearly 95 million Americans — 30 percent of the country — will live in states where gay marriage is legal, more than double the number from a year ago.

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Keith Wagstaff is a staff writer at TheWeek.com covering politics and current events. He has previously written for such publications as TIME, Details, VICE, and the Village Voice.