What's particularly offensive is the notion that black voters somehow "should have known better" — as if the experience of racism automatically translates into an inherent empathy for queers and a desire to fight homophobia. This especially stings queer people of colour who have experienced intolerance from white gays who haven't bothered to question their own racism. Black queers who hit the streets last week in Los Angeles reported being yelled at by white gay marriage supporters, who accused them of being part of the problem — automatically assuming that their dark skin qualified them as straight homophobes who voted ...