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    When it rains, it pours: NAACP now OK with same-sex marriage

    MAY 20, 2012 4:53PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: politics, family, gay/lesbian, belief/religion, william saletan, same-sex marriage, proposition 8, prop 8, president barack obama, politics, ohio, obama, national association for the advancement of colored people, naacp, marriage, lgbt, lesbians, jesse jackson, human rights, hope, homophobia, hiv, george w. bush, gays, gay rights, gay community, fourteenth amendment, equality, equal rights, equal protection clause, civil rights, change, california, black homophobia, black homophobes, black community, bigots, bigotry, benjamin todd jealous, barack obama, al sharpton, aids

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    If I get tarred&feathered&runoutatown, you'll know why!

    MAY 16, 2012 9:08PM

    By FrogTown Diva


    Topics: black ministers disappointed bypresident obama, mother's day, marriage equality, lgbt community, rev. cherie holdridge, the village church, black homophobia, african-american religious community, toledo ohio, john scott, kool achievement award, our young black men are dying and nobody seems to care, james chapmyn, political playwrighting contest, castillo theatre, hiv/aids, b.raids

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    Assorted shit (gay pride month edition!)

    JUNE 14, 2011 10:07PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: joe solmonese, wingnuts, wells fargo, wall street weasels, vaughn walker, twitter, tracy morgan, shell oil, same-sex marriage, sacramento, rep. allen west, proposition hate, proposition 8, prop hate, prop 8, pride, politics, morgan stanley, mcdonald's, lesbians, lemmiwinks, judge vaughn walker, judge james ware, james ware, intern fired, human rights campaign, human rights, hrc, homophobia, homophobes, hatred, gay rights movement, gay rights, gay pride month, gay pride, gay men, equal rights, deloitte, corporatists, corporatism, corporations, civil rights, citigroup, chevron, chase, california, british petroleum, bp, black homophobia, black homophobes, bigotry, big oil, bank of america, american airlines, allen west

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    Blacks, Gays and the Myth of the Saintly Oppressed

    JANUARY 13, 2009 12:30PM

    By Leonce Gaiter


    Topics: gay/lesbian, gay reaction to prop. 8 vote, black vote for proposition 8, california proposition 8, prop. 8 voting, gay racism, black homophobia, gay rights, religion/belief

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    Charles Blow Gets it Wrong on Blacks and Prop. 8

    DECEMBER 1, 2008 12:46PM

    By Leonce Gaiter


    Topics: black and proposition 8, black conservatives, black homophobia, black religions, black religious conservatives, california proposition 8, gay rights and blacks, proposition 8, gay marriage, blacks and gay marriage, charles blow on gay marriage

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