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Originally Posted by HOZ
MLK was anti-abortionist.....do you really know what his stance on Homosexuality was?
I think not.
Thor? Not thanks for this one? Why not? Didn't know that MLK was just another backwater yank?
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MLK Jr might have been against homosexuality back in the day, but I think if he was around this day an age he wouldn't have been. Just look at what his wife's thoughts on it were:
Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood. This sets the stage for further repression and violence that spread all too easily to victimize the next minority group.
- Chicago Defender (1 April 1998)
For many years now, I have been an outspoken supporter of civil and human rights for gay and lesbian people. Gays and lesbians stood up for civil rights in Montgomery, Selma, in Albany, Ga. and St. Augustine, Fla., and many other campaigns of the Civil Rights Movement. Many of these courageous men and women were fighting for my freedom at a time when they could find few voices for their own, and I salute their contributions
- Chicago Tribune (1 April 1998)
I still hear people say that I should not be talking about the rights of lesbian and gay people and I should stick to the issue of racial justice. But I hasten to remind them that Martin Luther King Jr. said, 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.' I appeal to everyone who believes in Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream to make room at the table of brother- and sisterhood for lesbian and gay people.