Martin Luther King and homosexuality

King was a Christian, and I would say for the most part a good Christian. His issue was race bigotry and segregation, and he wanted to stick to that theme. Raising the issue of homosexuality at the time would have been distractive and hurt his objectives. Perhaps less than perfect here, but understandable.

It is a testament against religion in general that the religious aspect of marriage is denied by so many religions. It is also just another nail in religion's coffin, as it helps gays and lots of others see the hypocrisy of their preaching love.