equality is THE quality which makes our nation something to be proud of. there are plenty of groups that don't even have that yet, but they stick around with the hope that maybe one day they'll achieve the ability to walk down the street without [proverbial] stones thrown. when i initially read the thread i thought you were giving props to tyson, but maybe just accidentally threw in some wrong words. maybe i'm just a little left of center on battles for tolerance, acceptance, and (maybe eventually) equality, since i fight my own daily . so, it really kind of freaked me out how upset you were about people in our nation voting to include and embrace others. and, it may be a slippery slope, but perhaps the slippery slope towards equality of mankind. problematic as it may seem, it may be worth the test drive.