US Same-Sex Marriage: LGBTQ Black Congressman Says the Law Isn’t Enough
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on December 17, 2022
Mondaire Jones spent much of his 35 years hiding his sexuality. As one of the first openly gay Black members of Congress he spent the past two years fighting for equality.
For him, the Tuesday signing by President Joe Biden of a law enshrining federal protection for same-sex marriage, will be a seminal moment but far from the end of the line.