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Originally posted by Sistermadly
The movements have some similarities, especially when you consider that the Idiot-in-Chief is trying to legally add discriminatory language into the constitution that makes gays and lesbians second class citizens. Sound familiar, anyone?
When you are fighting for recognition, for enfranchisement, for the right to enjoy the same financial, legal, and spousal benefits as everyone else; when you are fighting to have your class become a legally protected class (like other minorities), and when you are fighting to be included in the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness", you have a civil rights issue.
Civil rights isn't just about dogs and hoses. It isn't just about sitting at lunch counters or not moving to the back of the bus. It's about demanding access to the same centers of power that everyone else has access to, and right now, gay and lesbian couples don't have access to one of the main avenues to power in the US - through legally (and socially) sanctioned marriage.
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Herein lies my BIG problem with their comparison to OUR (not a general movement, but the civil rights movement for african americans).
Some have decided that this particular "lifestlye choices" should now be considered a protected class and this where I disagree on this issue. There is NO CHOICE when it comes to the color of your skin or if your a woman or man (skin bleach and surgeries not included). Your right, our movement was and still IS so much more bigger than dogs and hoses - which is why it baffles me that we are so quick to "throw our hat in" with support and allow it to be used to further someone else's agenda. Will the gay and lesbian movement do the same for us when to the focus turns to affirmative action, "No Child Left Behind", or discussions and legislations that will address why there is a disproportionate share of black men in prison?
So yes, I have a problem with it.