Reply #92: it doesn't have to be a wedge, it can bring enlightenment to all sides [View All]

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I'll be honest, I came into this feeling offended by all the posts that were comparing the gay struggle to the black struggle. Reading many of the posts, however, I've opened up to another point of view. However, it's also apparent from many of the posts that most people on DU and elsewhere will never understand the racism and uphill battle it is for blacks in this country. There is an emotional price to pay, but consider that almost everyone has skeletons of some sort and I can't honestly say that one big secret is so much more traumatic than another one (in reference to the emotional anguish of being in the closet).