I personally have many, MANY gay friends and neighbors, and i can tell you now that it really isnt as rare as most people think. homosexuals are normal people trying to live normal lives, but it seems to me that about half of the heterosexuals want to stop them because theyre different. I believe that a lot (but not nearly all) of this hate comes from the christian church. The part of this that i find ironic is that in the actual bible (im not talking about what they tell you in church or sunday school, i mean whats in the actual book) states that it is wrong to predjudice against people because of them being homosexual. It also doesnt say that being homosexual is wrong, except in one area of outdated, optional rules, along with not eating oysters or talking back to your father. One thing about the opposition to gay marriage that annoys me is how it all revolves around religion. Religion shouldnt be foisted on other people, and even if you interpret your religion to mean that humans should not be homosexual, i dont believe that gives you the right to decide that no one should be able to be homosexual. I challenge the detractors of gay marriage to tell me a good reason why gay marriage should be discouraged that doesnt have anything to do with religion. Separation of church and state, remember?