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| Brendon Ayanbadejo |
Brendon Ayanbadejo pens an essay for Think Progress in support for LGBT rights in a manner that few can own as he does.
Many who oppose marriage equality repudiate the idea that this is a "civil rights" argument. As readers of The Randy Report know, I've often said that when civil rights are assigned through a civil license issued by a civil government, we have an issue of "civil rights."
Read just a portion of Brendon's excellent op-ed:
The relationship we see between McGill and Marie — a young, inter-racial couple in the video — is no different from the relationship between my parents. And my parents’ relationship is no different from the relationship between two LGBT individuals. This video captures these similarities.
I’m an advocate for LGBT individuals because I believe they face the same dilemma many interracial couples faced in the 1960s and before. Today, many LGBT couples are discriminated against for simply being who they are. Some are kicked out of their houses; some are forced to live in fear due to societal pressures.
That’s why a new music video, released today by six-piece chamber rock band Great Caesar, is so inspiring. It’s a moving, courageous video for the song “Don’t Ask Me Why,” that draws parallels between the fight for racial equality and today’s struggle for LGBT rights. I was proud to support the band when they were raising money to make the video and I am even more proud to see the outstanding finished product.
Read the entire essay by Brendon at Think Progress.
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