Antimarriage Equality Legislation Hurts All Families, Especially Families of Color

Written by Sophia Kerby and Aisha C. Moodie-Mills

The media’s knee-jerk reaction to President Barack Obama’s stance on marriage equality has been to question whether black voters, of which only 39 percent agree with the president’s newly announced position, will abandon him over it. Supporters and critics alike, who cite enthusiasm for the first black president to far outweigh the dissonance they feel about his support of gay rights, have debunked this idea.