Talk Show Host Wendy Williams Discusses Gay Marriage
Daytime talk show host Wendy Williams has a message to the LGBT community as it fights to win marriage rights: in order to reach African Americans, they need to hear from and see out black people. Otherwise there will continue to be large blocs of black voters opposed to granting marriage rights to same-sex couples, warned the brash and outspoken former radio disc jockey.
Until that happens laws like Proposition 8, the ban against same-sex marriage California voters passed in 2008, will not be defeated, predicted Williams.
"You need very visible, outspoken African American gays and lesbians, that will help convince some to support gay marriage," said Williams during an interview with the Bay Area Reporter this fall. "You need some of these closeted gay ministers, the black ones, to get out and say it. Let’s all vote together and make this happen."
