Civil rights legend Julian Bond on NOM: gay rights are civil rights

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http://pamshouseblend.firedoglake.com/2012/03/30/civil-rights-legend-julian-bond-on-nom-gay-rights-are-civil-rights/

The smokescreen of civility and concern for “protecting marriage” that National Organization for Marriage has always been bullsh*t, but the publication of its divisive, racist strategy to pit the black community against the gay community — a tactic used by anti-LGBT groups around the country, including Tami Fitzgerald’s Vote for Marriage NC has been a refreshing development.

It has presented an opportunity for advocates for LGBT equality to call NOM out for what it is — a hate organization. Dr. Julian Bond, former chairman of the NAACP, took NOM to task for its template to drive a wedge between black people and equality activists on Anderson Cooper 360.



http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2012/03/30/ac-julian-bond-reax-to-nom-plot.cnn

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1. Recommended.

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2. Great news