I have been trying to convince both of my parents that denying gays the right to marry is just like blacks being denied 40+ years ago.

*nods* You know what made me sad? When Joe Biden said at the VP debate that the issue of same sex marriage was not a civil rights issue. I knew he had to say it but damn, that hurt. It clearly is an instance of separate, not equal.

And that's very cool that your father understood. We had a 70 year old voter come to the rally who was passionate in trying to get her peers to vote no. To her, it's a matter of equality.

And the person who made that 'Love not 8' poster was one of the original organisers. He held that baby up nearly the entire rally :D