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Gay marriage: A civil right or sin?
Is gay marriage a civil right like black equality? Or is it a sin African-Americans should condemn? That’s the question at the heart of “The New Black,” a documentary by filmmaker Yoruba Richen that examined African-American attitudes toward LGBT people leading up to Maryland’s public referendum on gay marriage in 2012.