As the hearing of Prop 8 closed, there's an undercurrent of quiet consensus that the line of questioning lent to upholding the delineation of rights from one individual to another. Not enough swing, apparently....

But, it got me to thinking: We, as in homosexuals - quite bluntly, are a true minority. We cannot recruit, we cannot reproduce. Sexuality is a toss of the dice that is dictated, empirically by biologic need, to have those most capable of reproduction as a majority. The numbers of homosexuals will always carry a smaller percentage of the population - that's just how it is.

Other races, religions, etc. have a method of deliberately increasing their numbers. Whether by reproduction or by recruitment, there is an effective control available to these socio-idioms to directly sway any vote of majority.

But, in the case of sexuality, there's 10% of the population that's trying to convince the other 90%. Yeah, some people are open-minded and will empathize, so I'm not saying that 'convincing' doesn't happen. But what is interesting here, at least to me, is that the personal experience is far less likely to occur. When you realize it, so many people that *would* approve Prop 8 actually vote against it - just because they know someone who's personally dealing with that struggle.

It's all too easy to say you understand someone you've never met. But, if you've never met that person, how *do* you claim to understand them?