"But you can not expect everyone to accept the change on the same day."

Not one person mentioned an unreasonable goal of "every person" accepting gays, the issue is equal access to government services and institutions.

Equality for gays is hardly considered " in same day" for governments. Gays have been around for eons. Equality rights for government services have been in place for most other minority citizens, in most Western societies, for many years.

Can you give me a valid reason, beyond a religious one, why prejudices against gays should be accepted in government agencies for any longer? After all, there is no government ban against marriage for the worst people and groups in society -even child molesters and those with very unhealthy lifestyles. Why single out gays any longer with a marriage ban, merely because they choose to love another with a similar body structure? Tell me why you feel that this should be condoned or encouraged any longer?