I couldn't just leave this as a comment in the thoughts on prop 8 thread. I had to share it more broadly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVUecPhQPqY
It's just beautiful. This man makes impassioned speeches regularly, mostly on US political matters. He's articulate, intelligent, perhaps one of the best speakers I've seen. And he very nearly chokes up at several points here. It's beautiful. I cried. And then I watched it again and cried again.