Jesse Jackson Supports Gay Marriage

Jesse Jackson is in Maryland trying to encourage more Black voters to support marriage equality. While he's there, he did an interview on the SiriusXM radio show, OutQ.

Here's some of what he said:

“For so long we thought it was a sin for blacks to have freedom. We thought it was a sin for black and white men and women to interrelate. We’ve grown in our appreciation of the fact that we live in our faith, and our faith may live under the law. All citizens deserve constitutional protections. You know, you have a right not to agree with interracial marriage but no one should be denied rights under the law.” 

Regarding the vote in Maryland, where a large African-American community could have an major influence, Jackson reached out to voters. 

“They should not vote [against people’s civil rights],” he said. “I remember in 1964, the dealbreaker then was, 'Should we have the right of public accommodation [for blacks]?' They tried to make blacks having public accommodations a single issue. At that time race was the dealbreaker. But we’ve overcome that. I would hope that people would respect people’s basic fundamental rights. If you don’t believe in it, don’t engage in it. But don’t deny other people their basic civil rights.”

Go Jesse, go! We need more voices from our community on this issue.

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