Reply #62: Hi Beam

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from OP:

Comparisons are made to the civil rights movements of African Americans, who had to fight to abolish slavery, gain the right to vote and end segregation. Women too have had to fight for the right to vote and other equal rights under the law. The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by the Congress, but not enough states ratified it in time to make it law.

There was powerful cooperation between early “First Wave” feminists and the Abolitionists. What kind of coalition do we have now? Where is the cooperation between gays and lesbians who righteously challenge the gender status quo and the women who challenge it from a different angle?

Would a successful Equal Rights Amendment lead to more equality for homosexuals? Would civil rights for gays and lesbians lead to more equality for women?



Another question: Are Progressive issues IN GENERAL being "thrown under the bus" by whatever Democratic strategists that gays/lesbians feel are doing that to them in particular?