contemplativeOne of the live journal communities to which I belong, although I don't drop by often enough and it seems to be only intermittently active, is
engayge_america . One of its regular contributors, 
joedecker , is a passionate and articulate proponent of common sense in the fight for equal rights and against hate. He wrote this piece, a sensitive and forceful contemplation of the latest battle in the war against Proposition 8 - and how the failure to take action against the proposition directly translates into lives lost - at his own lj. It impressed me. Some of the discussion it generated is also interesting.