Gay the new Black?

A Blogger compared the current fight for gay rights to the civil rights movement of the 60's and was told by her friend that we, as gays, had no business comparing our struggle to that of African Americans.

Her reply was... well, I'll just link it from SheWired



I would have approached the comment a little differently.

First stating that we are all United States citizens who are guaranteed equal protection of the law. The citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states.

This country was founded on the idea that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

And since the inception of this country, our society (including our government) has not been living up to that ideal.

Realize that this fight for equal rights has been fought over and over again for each marginalized group in this country. The fight has been slightly different for each. We've all come out of it wounded. Some worse than others. Some are still healing. Some of us are still hurting.

I know it is difficult to see past my own suffering to see someone else suffer. But if we can do that then we'll realize that we can aid in healing each other.

The only way we can end this fight is if we come together.

I would assume it would be painful to carry such a tumultuous history and have to deal with such injustices today; and then see those same injustices that your ancestors fought against, used against someone else.

I'd assume that seeing the fight in the gay community would cause some old wounds to open up and compel you to fight with us.

They're using the same tactics and the same arguments to deny our equality. To even deny our humanity.

They're destroying our families, our livelihoods, our dreams. They're taking our lives.

We can't let this continue in America, for anyone. We have to come together so that EVERYONE can pursue the life, liberty, and happiness we are entitled to.