Black, Gay Communities Collide Over Gay Marriage
National Public Radio
November 13, 2008 The controversy over California's gay marriage
ban, known as Prop 8, has spilled into the streets.
Protests have snaked their way through Los
Angeles and across the country.
But in some places, the fight for gay rights has
turned into an public indictment of
African-Americans who voted in favor of the ban.
Some neighborhoods have become hotbeds for racial
tension.
Farai Chideya moderates a conversation about race
and sexual identity, the proposition's impact on
American politics, and the future of coalition
building between blacks and gays.
She speaks with Gary Gates, distinguished
professor from the Charles R. Williams Institute on
Sexual Orientation Law and Public policy at
University of California Los Angeles; Patrick Sammon,
President of the Log Cabin Republicans; and Ron
Buckmire, Board President of the Barbara Jordan/
Bayard Rustin Coalition.
