Politics
Former GOP Chairman Michael Steele: Don’t Equate LGBT Rights And Black Rights
Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele. PHOTO/File
Former Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Michael Steele was on MSNBC on Tuesday when he said that he did not appreciate the comparison between laws banning interracial marriage to laws that prevent gay couples from marrying. Steele was engaged in an intense debate about the question with former Lt. Dan Choi, an LGBT activist.
“First off, let’s just be very clear,” “There are a significant number of African Americans, myself included, who do no appreciate that particular equation. OK? Because when you walk into a room, I don’t know if you are gay or not, but when I walk into a room, you know I’m black. And whatever racial feelings you have about African Americans, about black people, that are something that is visceral, it comes out. I don’t know [you are gay] until later on, maybe you tell me or some other way. So, don’t sit there and make that comparison. Don’t make that analogy.” Steele said.
