Marion Barry: Black DC wants “civil war” to prevent gay marriage
”All hell is going to break lose. We may have a civil war. The black community is just adamant against this…. What you’ve got to understand is 98 percent of my constituents are black and we don’t have but a handful of openly gay residents.”
DC Councilman Marion Barry for Ward 8 speaking to reporters after the council voted 12-1 to legally recognize gay and lesbian marriages performed in other states that do allow same-sex marriages. Last week, Barry appeared with a number of preachers to speak out against gay marriage, though he said he supports civil unions and, in fact, is recorded as a co-introducer of the bill that he is suddenly so adamantly against. (Washington Post)
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