The Surveillance Industry

October, 2013

Ishmael Reed's assertion that the struggle for gay rights is somehow inferior to the movement for rights for blacks is insulting ("Who's Next?" July/August). Why do we have to place either ahead of the other? Both groups face unique challenges. For many gays that includes having to hide their sex­uality, sometimes even from their families, or face persecution. Many religious leaders and politicians are openly hostile, throwing around terms such as abomination and immoral. We have a twi...