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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Correcting typos of my previous post:

I agree with this paragraph and also agree that we [b]are[/b] pretty much on the same page. However, I don't think we're going to see fully eye-to-eye on this.

If it's not about history, why compare the two? If it's only about equal protection under the law for all humans, th[b]e[/b]n you could compare it to any previous legal inequality, including women formerly not having the right to vote.
The US Civil Rights Movement and the current gay rights movement are so often compared because of the similarities they share. However, because the comparisons being made are not just legal ones, but also social and historical ones, of course it's going to lead into comparisons of suffering and trivialization and hurt feelings. [/quote]

I don't have a lot of time at the moment, but I'll just throw a bomb out here and run away. One reason that gay rights supporters mention similarities to the civil rights movement is because of the perceived hostility of African Americans to gay rights. There is a feeling that having suffered discrimination, African Americans should be particularly sympathetic to ending discrimination against gay people. My understanding is that this perception regarding African American attitudes about gay rights may not be grounded in reality. But, either way, I think they key issue here is that people making this connection don't understand the resentment African Americans feel about having this expectation placed on them. I would be interested to hear if you think I am on the right track here, or full of it.

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I'm making a sweeping generalization here but the african american community is not exactly gay friendly. You'd find exceptions ofcourse. So comparing gay rights to civil rights is kind of adding insult to injury. You can't expect them to go along with it. [/quote]

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