[lbo-talk] Why Blacks opposed Prop 8 -- and a simple way to turn them?

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Nov 14 09:15:06 PST 2008


On Nov 14, 2008, at 10:35 AM, Michael Pollak wrote:


> By William Saletan

...


> From prenatal hormones to genetics to birth order, scientists have
> been
> sifting data to nail down homosexuality's biological origins. As
> they
> advance, it will become easier and easier to persuade African-
> Americans
> that being gay is a lot like being black. The lesson of
> Proposition 8
> isn't that blacks have stopped the march of gay rights. The lesson
> is
> that when they turn, the fight in blue America will essentially be
> over.

Is this the jackass who was promoting genetic/racial theories of IQ not all that long ago?

Doug



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