Friday, November 7, 2008

From Merriam-Webster.....


For those of you who refuse to acknowledge that the struggle for gay/lesbian equality IS a civil rights issue, here's the definition of "civil rights."


Main Entry:
civil rights
Function:
noun plural
Date:
1658
: the nonpolitical rights of a citizen ; especially : the rights of personal liberty guaranteed to United States citizens by the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution and by acts of Congress

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