tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post113977559107395036..comments2024-03-06T05:30:41.694-05:00Comments on Pho's Akron Pages: The Strategy They've AdoptedScott Piephohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849171870929674248noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post-1139841645900598752006-02-13T09:40:00.000-05:002006-02-13T09:40:00.000-05:00Let me echo Jill ... excellent, thoughtful post. (...Let me echo Jill ... excellent, thoughtful post. (One of these days maybe I'll get to a blog before Jill does.) Comparing the African-American reaction to gay adoption with the history of the cross-racial adoption thing is huge, so thanks for bringing it up, and you're absolutely right about the resentment on the part of many African-Americans to treating equal rights for gays as a civil rights issue on the same level as race. I've encountered this locally, in my neighborhood and among my friends, and it's painful for me because I believe fervently in equality for gays as a fundmental civil rights issue. Frankly, however, Democratic candidates cannot afford to make equality for gays a major campaign issue, and this would include gay adoption, but at the same time it's crucial for them to oppose the vile bigotry and diviseness of bills like H.B. 515.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295114781890250083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post-1139784874460753122006-02-12T17:54:00.000-05:002006-02-12T17:54:00.000-05:00Pho, another excellent post. Thanks for the clear...Pho, another excellent post. Thanks for the clear and incisive review, analysis and call to action.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175591212176951287noreply@blogger.com