Is the tide turning regarding African Americans’ attitudes toward homosexuality? I found it interesting in our interview with Democrats Earl Jones and Marcus Brandon this week that both men readily expressed opposition to the proposed anti-gay marriage amendment in North Carolina.
Brandon is an openly gay state House member whom Jones wants to unseat in the 60th District. Both men are black.Their district is majority black. This matters because African Americans traditionally have been especially conservative on the issue of gay rights, an attitude largely rooted in the black church.
In fact, the black vote was instrumental in the passage of California anti-gay marriage amendment in 2008. One exit poll placed it at 70 percent. Later analysis suggested the number may have been only 57 to 59 percent. But that’s still solid support and some black clergy helped lead the charge.
Full Story from the News-Record
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