Keep in mind, this is a LONG video, but if you're invested in the gay rights movement, it's a very interesting watch.
The two men debating in the video are Dan Savage (who I hope most of you have heard of): sex advice columnist/podcaster (Savage Love - it's free on iTunes - great listen for *anyone*), gay activist, author, husband, father, founder of the 'It Gets Better' program, and now television host for Savage U on MTV; and Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), a non-profit advocacy organization that works to prevent or overturn the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States. NOM is most famous for this ad, which was widely spoofed:
On August 3, 2011, NOM unveiled a pledge for 2012 Republican presidential candidates. Signers pledge that they will support a federal marriage amendment, appoint federal judges who are originalists and thus "reject the idea our Founding Fathers inserted a right to gay marriage in our Constitution", defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court, "establish a presidential commission on religious liberty to investigate and document reports of Americans who have been harassed or threatened for exercising key civil rights to organize, to speak, to donate or to vote for marriage", and "advance legalization to return to the people of the District of Columbia their right to vote on marriage." All the GOP candidates (including Romney) signed the pledge, except for Ron Paul. During the Iowa primary campaign, NOM aired a TV ad targeting Paul, contrasting his failure to pledge with the activities of "the major presidential candidates", thus implying that Paul was not truly in contention in the primary campaign.
SO - the main video came about from this (everything is explained in the main video) - this is worth watching before you settle down into the hour-long main video:
Listen closely, keep your mind open, and be sure to comment. I know we all have busy lives, but this will not be an hour of your time that is wasted.