Among Quakers, who require unity of the their meeting in order to proceed on all matters(and who often do not move forward on contested matters for years) their is a saying to the effect that "We are a memorial service away from consensus".

This rather dark reflection seems to mirror this situation today. The younger generations, whose numbers increase every day, tend to accept and embrace gay lifestyles and gay rights, while the virulent opponents tend to be among the older generations, and dwindling in number.