apparently the theater crowd is much more active than hollywood when it comes to civil rights for the gays.

[from Variety mag]

not that this is surprising, or a contest. (Hello, Hollywood? Yes, WAKE THE FUCK UP!!) Especially when you have so many people out there with attitudes like this:

overheard in CA on prop 8

Can you imagine someone saying that about another disenfranchised minority like, say, the negroes, chicanos or hebrews? Which part of CIVIL RIGHTS do you not understand?