The author discusses the possible implications following U.S. president Barack Obama's May 9, 2012, endorsement of gay marriage. It examines the cultural significance of Obama's declaration, gay marriage as a civil right, and controversy surrounding the linkage of the gay rights movement to the civil rights movement of the 20th century. The article also discusses gay African American civil rights activist Bayard Rustin's role in the civil rights movement and his presence in the U.S. civil rights organization the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
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