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Old 06-05-2008, 10:20 AM   #26 (permalink)
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I've already given in to the idea that in MY lifetime, I will not have the right to marry. But, I will continue to fight for future generations.



The main reason for this was diversity training in the schools...which the uber-right-wing-religious-wackjobs know all too well. That's why they're so adamantly against having such education in the public schools.

Also - though I believe that there is much to compare gay rights with black rights and the discrimination against both - without question, blacks had/have a MUCH more difficult uphill climb to social acceptance than gays.
Racism is still a very real part of American society. This is true even though we now have the first black person in American history as the Democratic nominee for president.