As previously noted, the head of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force chose to remain silent about gay marriage when he spoke at the 40th anniversary civil rights rally in Washington. NGLTF was apparently not bothered that the event's official platform, representing the views of leading civil rights organizations, failed to support same-sex marriage -- or even to oppose the proposed anti-gay Federal Marriage Amendment.
So, just what is NGLTF busy lobbying for these days? Why, support for every element of the civil rights establishment's agenda, no matter how controversial -- including race-based preferences as government policy.
This week, NGLTF announced it was stepping up its efforts to
defeat a California ballot initiative that would prevent the state
from classifying any person by race, ethnicity, color, or national
origin (with certain exemptions). Specifically, NGLTF
is
"intensifying its field efforts in California to assist in the defeat of Proposition 54. The Task Force has identified Ward Connerley's Proposition 54 as dangerous and racist..."
Ward Connerley, by the way, is an African-American business leader who is opposed to preferential treatment based on race (which, in NGLTF's view, makes him a "racist").
Proposition 54 may or may not be good policy, but is it
something NGLTF should take a stand on, right after the group
refused to confront the civil rights establishment over its lack of
support for gay marriage?