LGBT Civil Rights and Activism

And now that I said its more complicated, I'm going to try to describe what I think is happening, in what will still be an overly simplistic way. I'll apologize in advance for that.

Its not just religious. Its also economic.

The African American (AA) community is not monolithic. But there are a few factors at play here. One is that parts of the AA community have struggled economically because of young AA men, getting young AA women pregnant, and then moving on. This is a recipe for poverty. Generally, the children in these situations will grow up poor, receive substandard educations, and struggle in life.

The AA church has recognized the economic impact of this, and so many of them tend to prioritize "maintaining the family unit". Which means a man, married to a woman, and their kids ... the family unit. So that part is really economic.

But ... the churches use religion as LEVERAGE to make this "family unit" stuff stick. Man and woman. Man and woman. Man and woman.

So in a sense, the religious part is not the "reason" ... the economic aspect is the "reason" ... the religious part is "leverage".

The part about "who's civil rights matter more" is part of the GOP effort to divide the two communities. Divide and conquer.

Again ... this is very complicated, and I hope that my overly simplistic description helps promote discussion, not inflame it.