BLOG: “Deep” Thought #21: ‘Gay Marriage’ Will Exacerbate Black Fatherlessness
By support
Aug 12, 2008 at 03:51 pm
August 12, 2008
The "gay marriage poses unique dangers to African-American families" argument is convenient because it allows those who seek to perpetuate injustice to feign concern for the plight of an oppressed minority group. And often, this argument is used for another key purpose. It allows [anti-gay people] of all races to call all non-black supporters of marriage equality "racist" for supposedly not caring about the plight of African-American families. [Link]
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