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Bond Behind Gay Marriage
2006-10-01
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This article shared 4376 times since Sun Oct 1, 2006
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Black civil-rights icon and academic Julian Bond Bond has thrown his support behind same-sex marriage, an issue that distances him from conservative African-American leaders such as Bishop Eddie Long and T.D. Jakes, according to AOL Black Voices. Bond, who teaches at the University of Virginia and George Mason University, likens gay rights to civil rights and writes op-ed pieces on the right for gay marriage in newspapers and magazines. |
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