NAACP Supports Gay Marriage; Chief Says "Marriage Equality Is A Civil Right"
Ziggy MarleyNAACP President Benjamin Jealous says that he hopes the group's resolution supporting same-sex marriage will encourage blacks to support marriage equality as a civil right if the question is put to voters on the ballot in Maryland or other states. Based in Baltimore, Maryland, the civil rights group's resolution was significant, as only 39 percent of blacks favor gay marriage, compared with 47 percent of white Americans, according to a Pew poll conducted in April.
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Ziggy MarleyNAACP President Benjamin Jealous says that he hopes the group's resolution supporting same-sex marriage will encourage blacks to support marriage equality as a civil right if the question is put to voters on the ballot in Maryland or other states. Based in Baltimore, Maryland, the civil rights group's resolution was significant, as only 39 percent of blacks favor gay marriage, compared with 47 percent of white Americans, according to a Pew poll conducted in April.
[url=http://www.blacknews.com/news/ben_jealous_naacp_gay_marriage101.shtml]NAACP Supports Gay Marriage