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I agree that there's no similarities.

I guess homosexuals see similarities because they want to make their case.

- Homosexuals are not lynched periodically

- They're not beaten out of places by police batons

- They don't have a separate bathroom or drinking fountains from heterosexuals

- They don't have to sit in the back of the bus

- There's no secret society created for their extermination (KKK)

I do agree that they are after equality just as Blacks were and still are. But both are not facing the same foe.

@ Rebel: Your edit was sufficient and I didn't need the TD. My last statement clearly says that the only similarity is they're both after equality. Other than that there's nothing else. Reading AND comprehending is very important to NOT making yourself look unintelligent.

Yes there are some similarities between the two. But, as the prior posters mentioned the greatest similarity is one minority group being suppressed by the majority and the Federal government siding with the majority (in both issues it was over equality).

Similar signs have been waved, you've seen them "Second class citizen". That was the same thing during the Civil Rights movement. Also, who lead the charge.

A few years ago I would argue that the gay community was being lead by people who read too much Malcolm X. That the only way to be accepted was to fight. But, I would like to believe as the gay community comes further into main stage attention we are instead following after Dr. King in the respectable push to change policy than to enforce that 'we are here, and queer, so accept.' I think that is a good approach to fight hate crime, but no well perceived in changing American mindset.

Yes, LGBT people are denied equal rights just as black people were. LGBT people faced police brutality during the gay bar raids that occurred during the 50s and 60s. During the 50s there was an executive order issued by Eisenhower commanding that all gay people be removed from any government or civil service position. Don't Ask Don't Tell still discriminates against gays in the military today. We can't get married in most states. Also, in the state where I live people can still be fired because of their sexual orientation.

Uh...yeah.

There are some huge, huge differences, but the fundamental similarity that unites the two is this: A group of people are being denied of civil rights due to in-born characteristics which they have no control over.

Being gay is no more a "choice" than being white or black. If given a choice, I would NEVER have chosen this.

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ÐÜߥĮ Mosquitoes Kings!, just because gay people haven't faced the specific issues you've mentioned in your answer doesn't mean there aren't many similarities. He wasn't asking if the gay civil rights movement was IDENTICAL to the black civil rights movement, he was asking if there were similarities, and yes, there ARE similarities. The various answers to this question are full of them.

Nope. Unless someone is a Mulatto, Blackness isn't a factor that can be hidden. 9 times out of 10 a lesbian or homosexual man can hide their sexuality from people and not have to face discrimination. No one ever said Gay people couldn't use the same water fountains as straight people. No one ever said that Gay people had to sit in the back of the bus or enter public places from the back. People with alternative lifestyles have faced a mountain of abuse and adversity but on a large scale it still doesn't compare to the plight of Blacks or the Diaspora, or the movement to no longer be seen as second class citizens.

Yep.

The number one similarity is the prejudice against them as in both cases, it was often based on how the bible was interpreted.

Then you have the attempts to deny them equality and placate them with civil unions which is nothing more than what you had in the 60s with the seperate facility thing.

In other words...In both cases...Seperate but equal aint equal.

The only difference I see is that in the case of african americans...You can see their difference from caucasions with your physical eyes while with homosexuals...More often than not...Youll never know unless they tell you.

i think it's similar, we're both fighting to be seen as equal citizens under the law and be treated no differently than anyone else just because your attracted towards men or women.

Same battle, different premise, different road to travel, but the destination is the same.

LMFAOOOOO at "if i wanted to i could be gay by the end of the week..."