Explain to me how ... blacks have had it worse than gays?
First, let me state that I support gay rights and am delighted with this news.
That said, I cannot believe anyone would honestly ask this question.
Homosexuals were never systematically, as a group, taken from their homes and sold into slavery, to be whipped and brutally punished if they failed to pick enough cotton for the day.
I've never seen public facilities like schools, libraries, waterfountains, etc., divided into "Gay only" and "straight only".
African-Americans had it a lot harder. Their struggles for rights paved the way for other struggles, including gay rights.