[Conskeeted7]

Sexuality is totally different from race. There is no law prohibitng gays from public affection or working in certain areas. People may not like it, but there are no laws against it. There were however laws that prohibited Blacks from certain public areas and rights that everyday citizens had, not just married people. You cannot begin to compare the number of Blacks who were killed for simply LOOKING at whites (not kissing them, talking to them, or interacting with them) to the number of gays who have been killed. You cannot begin to parallel the struggle, because it is NOT THE SAME. And it is a valid point that Blackness, in the majority of Blacks, cannot be hidden or denied, while gays do not HAVE to display their sexuality. Like someone else said, race is with you from birth. Your teachers know it in school, you neighbors know it when they decide to let their children play with you. When a Black person walks into a room, few will doubt that they are Black. But when a gay person walks into a room, is it automatically assumed that they are gay? Probably not. There are VAST differences.