Campaign Seeks To Dispel Image Of Minorities As Anti-Gay

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/02/021306minMarr.htm

Five national LGBT civil rights groups Monday announced a new coalition to increase the visibility of people of color who support same-sex marriage.

In 2004 President Bush successfully used Black Churches to attack gay marriage and to call for a federal amendment to the Constitution to specifically bar same-sex couples from marrying.

"The right-wing has perpetuated the idea that people of color are overwhelmingly against marriage for same-sex couples --- it is important that people see this for what it is --- a half-baked myth that needs correcting," said Kevin Cathcart, Executive Director of Lambda Legal, which is one of the five groups.

The others are the National Black Justice Coalition, Asian Equality, National Latina/o Coalition for Justice and Freedom to Marry.

[triakis36]

1. Good.

There needs to be more visibility for queer people of color.