sad to see how once again a thread has become a battleground of sorts.

one of the reasons that anti-gay fervor has become lower over the years is that more and more people are aware of good people who happen to not be heterosexual.
so why do the same here..

without naming names give personal accounts of friends/family who benefit from the equal treatment under the law. And instead of citing second or third hand "facts"... let the opposition give their personal accounts of those they feel do not deserve equal treatment.

might help, might not... but so far I see no progress either way.