"I Have Been on the Mountaintop" - Martin Luther King Jr.

now we are in the promis land i may not like obam but my eyes have seen that this is what he wanted WE AS A COUNTRY ARE IN THE PROMIS LAND!!!!!!!

Smile martin that day has come.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. we are still marching toward the promise land...Thank you for being the Moses that we needed to start the journey!

Definitely.

His DREAM was a PROPHECY in disguise!

Although interestingly enough, I may be mistaken, but I think I remember watching an MLK documentary where it was said he wasn't interested in helping the gay movement. But even Andrew Jackson, who was clearly bigoted, his words of bigotry have been known to move and help the oppressed in many ways. MLK may have deep down been interested in helping gay rights, but was afraid of backlash. Jefferson did them same thing, I think, when he had his affair with a slave.

I think the speech is motivating for anybody to know and see that they can get past any life struggle whether it be personal or social. I agree cdb171990 this speech is even more moving than I have a dream.

@Whoo69
I agree with you, it's a pity that so much people already discriminate gay people. Some even behave like to be gay is a kind of illness. I have friends how are gay and they are very nice and get involved for lot of "political" things. They are very clever and you can talk with them for hours.
I must confese that at first it was a strage though for me to conect M.L.King and gay peolpe and their struggle for rights, but I think you are absolutly right. Thanks for this comments.

People who make such a fuss about gays rather than just accepting them and moving on are usually very insecure. Insecure about themselves, insecure about the issue of sex and sexuality, insecure about a lot of things. Of course, when you're the type that suppresses many carnal desires for 'conservative values', it's expected.

The Native Americans, if I remember right, are actually one of the few peoples to be tolerant of gays. Their tradition is not to bash homosexuals and think lowly of them as 'sinners.' Their religions don't teach overly dogmatic crap about 'sin' and 'moral values' or 'family values.' They have true spirituality.

I find it amusing how homophobes or right-wing Christians (whoever they were) gave my comment a -2 rating because I equated gay rights with civil rights. Even though they are legally being discriminated against, maybe not nearly the level blacks were, but still discriminated against nonetheless. A gay man/woman has no power of attorney if his lover falls into a coma, but a straight couple spouse does. A gay man/woman can't get benefits if he's in a relationship, from his employer or gov't.

i totaly agree, i love this part^^ i think its even a little bit better than "i have a dream"

Wow that is powerful.

Promised land! Now, in 2008, there's a new civil rights movement for LBGT people, and once again, WE WILL GET TO THE PROMISED LAND! We will have gay marriage, gay rights and gay adoption! Discrimination against gay people will end in America, as is the tolerant tradition of this nation.