On an election day when civil rights took a breathtaking leap forward, it was disconcerting to see the cause also fall abruptly back with the passage of Proposition 8.
If the election of Barack Obama as president teaches us anything, it is that the road to civil rights is long and rough but eventually leads to the right place. African-Americans probably understand this better than any group; what they did not seem to perceive is how wrapped up their experience is with that of gays.
Partly that was the result of the canny "Yes on 8" campaign, which told the black community that Obama did not favour same-sex marriage, but did not mention that he opposed …
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