African-Americans, Bullies and the Debate Over Same-Sex Marriage

Penny Young Nance
May 27, 2011

As much as I respect Gallup and their polling prowess, I am skeptical of their recent poll which finds that for the first time a majority of Americans support legalizing same-sex "marriage." The supporters of allowing same-sex marriage are certainly loud at times but as I see it they are also most certainly in the minority.

When given the chance to vote on this issue, 31 out of 31 states voted against gay marriage, even in such traditionally liberal states as Michigan, Oregon, Hawaii and California (twice).

The supporters of same-sex marriage have grasped their hands tightly around the argument that Judge Vaughn Walker -- the judge who ruled that the ban on same-sex "marriage" was unconstitutional and who is homosexual himself -- made when he equated race with marriage:

"Race and gender restrictions shaped marriage during eras of race and gender inequality, but such restrictions were never part of the historical core of the institution of marriage. Today, gender is not relevant to the state in determining spouses' obligations to each other and to their dependents."

That did not go over well with many Americans and especially with African-Americans. the rest