To demonstrate the difference between the homosexual rights movement and the African-American movement, Ms. Parker says that "African-Americans were defending themselves against state-approved abuse, including murder, and trying to establish their equal dignity as person(s) . . . " What does Ms. Parker think that homosexuals are trying to do? If she took time to inform herself about the homosexual movement, she would know that only last year did the Supreme Court strike down sodomy laws in the United States, laws which were kept intact in most states mainly to target, persecute and demoralize homosexuals across the nation.
