What's this, a Mormon official apologizing for the pain caused by Prop 8? Well, so far it's just one man, but it's a start.

Jaws dropped this week when Elder Marlin K. Jensen told a group of LGBT leaders in Oakland, "I am sorry." He'd been invited to listen to local Mormon families talk about how Prop 8 harmed them, and apparently the stories had an impact.

Does this mark a turnaround in the Church's adversarial stance towards gays? Probably not, at least not right away. But with more people coming around to our side with every day, it's another example of the inevitability of marriage equality ... as long as we keep telling our stories.

The other big news this week was that Judge Walker will be retiring from the bench at the end of the year. Way to go out with a bang! His future plans are unclear, but are said to involve the private sector. We're all looking forward to finding out exactly what that means.