So, if it doesn't have any effect on the lives of those it is forced upon doesn't that make it different from Jim Crow laws, where white racists were obviously against their loss of *tangible* privilege? As in, if blacks were prevented from voting etc, then a system of white discrimination could prevail?
For the record, in case you misread me, I have no problems whatsoever with civil partnership / gay marriage / equality - I'm just playing devil's advocate on a too easy (and US/UK) comparison.
Those who oppose one form of discrimination may not be against another, for selfish reasons.
Have you seen Tongues Untied BTW - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103099/ - which is on black gay men's double marginalisation in black and gay cultures in the US.
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For the record, in case you misread me, I have no problems whatsoever with civil partnership / gay marriage / equality - I'm just playing devil's advocate on a too easy (and US/UK) comparison.
Those who oppose one form of discrimination may not be against another, for selfish reasons.
Have you seen Tongues Untied BTW - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103099/ - which is on black gay men's double marginalisation in black and gay cultures in the US.