Is Gay the New Black?

In response to the simultaneous election of a socially liberal President and the passage of Proposition 8, which was supported by more than 70% of the African-American community (most likely many that voted for Obama) the question has been raised about the similarities between Gay Rights and Black Rights. Here are  five quick reasons why I say no:

 

1. There is not a consensus if homosexual attraction is nature or nurture (most likely it is a mix)
2. The history of American homosexual persecution (which is tragic) does not have near the same depth as the enslavement and persecution of blacks
3. Blacks in America were seeking legitimacy has human beings not the right to marry one another
4. No black person could somehow hide there blackness (except a few of those who were 1/16 black, but even they were often considered black)
5. No individuals thought blackness was a sin (they thought it may be a curse and that blacks were subordinate)

The Religious Vote

The Pew Forum posted a brief about how religious Americans voted.

 

I am going to post the charts so you can take a quick look, if you want some descriptors check out what the statisticians at the Pew Forum put together.