OH, TYLER, NO:  Tyler, honey, what have you done to your hair?  And, also, this statement is asinine.  Equality is definitely not what defines us as Americans.  At least, it wasn't.  There used to be this thing called "liberty."  I know it's been a while since anyone really cared about that, but some of us are old-fashioned, see.

ADDED:  It's even more asinine considering that if "equality" is the goal, then we don't need to do anything.  Gays have a precisely equal right to marry someone of the opposite sex right now.  There is no disparity.  And since no one has absolute liberty to marry anyone they may wish (typically, one may not marry more than one partner, a first cousin, someone under the age of consent, etc.), then the burden of having to either marry someone who does not precisely match one's sexual desire or not marry at all is quite equal to the burden many heterosexuals already face.  I am married, and I believe that marriage is one of the most important cornerstones of civilization, but what the fuck?  Society is going to hell rather quickly these days, so let's just burn the motherfucker down.  The hotter it burns, the better for the marshmallows, you know.