King's family on opposing sides in gay rights debate

[sonicx]

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Coretta Scott King, a longtime supporter of gay rights, has often invoked her late husband's teachings while advocating tolerance and equality for homosexuals. Most recently, she denounced the proposed national constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in a March 23 speech at New Jersey's Richard Stockton College.

''Gay and lesbian people have families, and their families should have legal protection, whether by marriage or civil union,'' she said. ''A constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages is a form of gay bashing, and it would do nothing at all to protect traditional marriages.''

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Martin Luther King III also has condemned homophobia. As an organizer of the 40th anniversary commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington, King and his mother invited gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender groups to participate.

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Alveda C. King -- niece of the slain civil rights leader, founder of the faith-based King for America Inc. and a vocal opponent of gay marriage -- said she joined her cousin in the Atlanta march because she believes her uncle never intended gay rights to be part of the civil rights movement.

''Bernice says herself that she knows deep within that her father did not march and did not take a bullet for same-sex marriage,'' said Alveda King. (:puke:)

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[WI_DEM]

1. I don't like hypocrites

to be for civil rights for some but not all is as bad as the racists that Dr. King was fighting in the 50's and 60's. I think that Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. knows the feelings of her late husband more than her neice.

[Maat]

2. Or her daughter (one of her daughters is anti-gay and an

elder in a Baptist church.

Still, Coretta knows that one of Martin's key advisors was gay. And Coretta knows that, during his last days, Martin focused on the disparity between rich and poor. He did not like discrimination of any kind. Thus, Coretta knows that Martin would not approve of discrimination against GLBT people, because he wanted a society of equal opportunity.

On edit:
How come the only article on Dr. Marin Luther King, Jr. today was the one that address this conflict within the family. Why was there more - such as a mini-biography - that focused upon his efforts to eradicate the disparity between the rich and the poor, as well as on his efforts to eradicate rascism?

[4_Legs_Good]

3. I listened to his "Beyond Vietnam" speech on the way to work today...

They almost never mention the work he did fighting against the war in Vietnam. I wish we'd hear more about that, and would realize that he would be up there marching with us to protest illegal, unconstitutional invaions of soverign nations.

david

[CottonBear]

4. Shhh!

The MSM don't want to discuss anything after the March on Washington.
Especially all that talk about illegal wars and poor people.