that s been something that s been tossed around congress for i think 40-ish years at this stage and it is still an unresolved issue. we do not have nationwide protections for gay and lesbian, bisexual and transgender americans in this country. these type of arrests, there is a long history in this country of these type of arrests that are used to in some cases drum gay men in particular out of society. it s really just a systematic attempt to humiliate people. i want to get you on the record though about another story that really caught a lot of people and their attention. the pope s comments yesterday saying that when it comes to gay priests, who am i to judge? how do you think the lgbt community is going to interpret his comments and should this be seen as groundbreaking instead of a closing grip on the disenfranchised catholics around the world. this might be a more opening embrace to start a dialogue. i do feel that this is a more