For historical and educational purposes only. Mrs. Coretta Scott King speaks at the 1996 Atlanta Pride Festival in Piedmont Park in Atlanta Georgia. Listen t…
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She was ahead of her time. I hope the LGBT community remembers her when
they win full equality. Here she was also speaking of gun control !
Coretta Scott King was a magnificent ,wonderful, intelligent,
compassionate, graceful, classy woman !
she is a very strong women ?
@xcountrygrl Coretta Scott King attended Antioch College, one of the most
progressive colleges in the country. In fact, she was the one who helped
MLK to get beyond Bayard Rustin’s sexual preference. Fact be told, the
story of Mrs. King has not been told in it’s entirety. SHE WAS A BLAST!!!
Thank you for posting this. I’ll use this opportunity to introduce Bayard
Rustin to those who aren’t aware of him. He was an openly gay adviser of
Dr. Martin Luther King, who was the brainchild behind the March on
Washington in 1963, which served as the venue for Dr. King’s I Have a Dream
speech, the Journey of Reconciliation in 1947–the first Freedom Rides, and
was key in the forming of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
@rockdiva888 P.S. MLK did NOT think his right hand man (Bayard Rustin, a
GAY man) was perverted, neither should you. RESPECT.
It makes me so happy that Mrs King didn’t let the politics of “divide and
conquer” tell her what to believe. We lost a great ally when she passed,
but I know she is rejoicing with us in spirit whenever victories are won
and grieving with us when struggles seem insurmountable.
Too bad her niece Alveda King is setting back Civil Rights for GLBTQ
individuals to the pre 1960’s era. Alveda King compared Gay Marriage to
genocide!
@rockdiva888 I lived in the times of Dr. King; been an activist since that
time. You are entitled to your opinion; but, you are ABSOLUTELY WRONG. The
person who orchestrated the “March on Washington” was gay- Bayard Rustin.
Dr. King knew, and still, understood that the priority and decent thing was
the protection of human rights. A prominent speaker that day was gay- James
Baldwin, one of the most brilliant thinkers of his time. It is not
necessary to choose one oppression; they all stink!
Powerful video..she clearly linked Gay Rights with Civil Rights to Human
Rights!!!!…Mrs. King you were a great inspiration to me and in my coming
out process in the 90’s…thank you so much!!!
Oh, yes! Ms. King was also an outspoken supporter of marriage equality as
well. Check out Julian Bond’s speech on equality on you tube as well. If
you think this is something watch Bond! You’ll be floored.
CORETTA!!!!!!!!! My IDOL!!!!!!! Ooh Lynn Cothren
@odessyrcr589 I absolutely agree!!! When I saw Bernice King in that hateful
presentation, I was thrown totally off because I knew her mother supports
the rights of all human-beings to live free of oppression. It is amazing to
me that so many people of the cloth come out this way. It would be nice if
they were far more vocal about the lack of health care, raise their voices
against wars, rally for quality education for all, insist on living wages
for workers, etc, etc.
@odessyrcr589 indeed! But too bad her neice Alveda King tarnished the King
legacy by marching with anti-gay marriage group in Atlanta on 8/7/2010
Coretta Scott King was far more progressive than most of the males and
females in the movement, and she did not shy away from expressing her views
on many issues beyond racial justice.
Prop 8 overturned today! She is celebrating with us in spirit.
Yes, I’ve heard many times that MLK wasn’t solely about blacks, and this
goes with that. I can see where the connection comes from even if I don’t
see it as absolute.
@MrFerrariDaytona ..NO you MUST BE black and trying to JUSTIFY BEING
GAY…period. Like I said…The BIBLE speaks for it self..IT IS GOD
BREATHED AND GOD INSPIRED. Whether you chose to believe it or not..GOD
SPEAKS clearly about the homosexual lifestyle. Additionally…I am not
judging you. I DON’T HAVE A HEAVEN OR HELL TO PUT YOU IN. THE WORD OF GOD
IS JUDGING YOU. DR. KING was a PREACHER of the GOSPEL first…His struggle
was centered around the MISTREATMENT of BLACKS FIRST ..
@MrFerrariDaytona and then for the OPPRESSED..I DON’T RECALL ANYTHING ABOUT
GAYS back in the 60’s being a part of Dr. King’s struggle…because they
(Gays) were MOSTLY IN THE CLOSET..WHY IS THAT? IF IT WAS SOMETHING OF A
NORMAL NATURE ..ABLE TO REPRODUCE AFTER THEIR OWN KIND…THERE WOULD HAVE
BEEN NO NEED FOR A CLOSET…CALL it what you want..this society is
notorious for that! ..where right is WRONG and wrong is RIGHT!
@saturnday Alveda is just as bad as their daughter Bernice. Though Dr. King
may have not agreed with the gay lifestyle he would agree equality is
indeed in the question.
we shall overcome, no matter how many haters eat rubber chikn!
I expect Coretta Scott King, as MLK Jr’s soul mate, knew his opinion better
than some niece. 🙂
@rockdiva888 In haters eyes you are, we both are, thats the point. of
course i take offense to your comment, so would your elders, like the great
corretta scott king AND MLK WOULD strongly disagree! know your history,
learn from it, or be doomed to repeat it.
Mrs. King was a lady in EVERY sense of the word. She was an angel on this
Earth as I am sure she is in Heaven. God Bless you Coretta Scott King.
Rev. Alveda King did not in anyway tarnish the King legacy, but she
represented the very essence of what the family believed and represented.
Let us not forget the Patriarch of the family Daddy King, a true Standard
Bearer.
i wish she was still here 🙁
Thank you Mrs. King! I would expect that you knew your late husbands
feelings on this matter better than your children would. He may have been a
devout Baptist, but in the end I believe he too would stand up for what is
right. Shame on Bernice for her anti gay comments.
Thanks for posting this. I didn’t know before that Coretta Scott King spoke
on behalf of Gay Rights.
Thanks for posting this. Her historic speech clearly links gay civil rights
with African American civill rights as it should be. WE are struggling
together.
Wow. That’s really cool. 1996, I was 3 years old and I hear life was a lot
more difficult for us gays then but Coretta Scott King truly was a woman
way ahead of her time. Neat.
Niece – Shmeesh. The woman is bigoted hater cashing in on a relative’s name
Mrs. King was a staunch supporter of LGBT equality. I had the joy of
speaking with her when I was a volunteer at the King Center. She and her
son Dexter were always kind and encouraging to all persons. I wish the
world could have known her better, I wish she would have stepped out of Dr
King’s shadow more and spoke her mind. She was one of the most evolved
human beings I have ever met.
Phenomenal!
Thank you for posting this. I’ll use this opportunity to introduce Bayard
Rustin to those who aren’t aware of him. He was an openly gay adviser of
Dr. Martin Luther King, who was the brainchild behind the March on
Washington in 1963, which served as the venue for Dr. King’s I Have a Dream
speech, the Journey of Reconciliation in 1947–the first Freedom Rides, and
was key in the forming of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
@sawleo You obviously did not live in the times when MLK was alive. He
loved and served God with his heart. He WOULD HAVE NEVER SANCTIONED GAY
ANYTHING. In those times blacks were not even alowwed to drink off the same
water fountain or go to the same public places. GAYS being given rights is
a SLAP in the face of the people who died for civil rights. I am INSULTED
that GAYs are trying to ride on the backs of my ancestors to have rights.
GAY IS NOT A RACE..IT IS A SEXUALLY DEVIANT BEHAVIOR.
@saturnday Alved King didn’t tarnish anything..she BELIEVES what God has
said in the Bible and so did MLK..Further, being GAY is not a race..PERIOD.
It is a sexually deviant behavior. It has to do with HAVING SEX WITH
SOMEONE OF THE SAME SEX. Sex was instituted in marriage for a man and a
woman.God calls homosexuality sin and an abomination to HIMSELF. He does
not hate the person who is gay. He HATES the sin. READ YOUR BIBLE. I feel
sad that Coretta Scott King decided to go against the Bible.
Long before support for marriage equality was mainstream, let’s take a
moment on this day to remember and honor Coretta Scott King, a social
justice trailblazer who understood, like her husband, that there are no
exceptions to standing against discrimination. This video is from 18 years
ago, a time when supporting the LGBTQ community was considered cultural
suicide. Thank you for standing with us – and remembering that injustice
anywhere is always a threat to justice everywhere.
#equality #MLK #corettascottking #socialjustice #noh8az
Long before support for marriage equality was mainstream, let’s take a
moment on this day to remember and honor Coretta Scott King, a social
justice trailblazer who understood, like her husband, that there are no
exceptions to standing against discrimination. This video is from 18 years
ago, a time when supporting the LGBTQ community was considered cultural
suicide. Thank you for standing with us – and remembering that injustice
anywhere is always a threat to justice everywhere.
#equality #MLK #corettascottking #socialjustice #noh8az
Long before support for marriage equality was mainstream, let’s take a
moment on this day to remember and honor Coretta Scott King, a social
justice trailblazer who understood, like her husband, that there are no
exceptions to standing against discrimination. This video is from 18 years
ago, a time when supporting the LGBTQ community was considered cultural
suicide. Thank you for standing with us – and remembering that injustice
anywhere is always a threat to justice everywhere.
#equality #MLK #corettascottking #socialjustice #noh8az
@sleekcartim WE ARE NOT STRUGGLING TOGETHER…Being black or African
American is NOT PERVERSION…