With the election of Roslyn Brock of Maryland as the new Chairwomen of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, there was another generational shift in the leadership of the country's older group for civil rights. 44 year old Ms. Brock and 37 year old President of NAACP, Benjamin Jealous, have managed to become the youngest leaders to hold their potions in the group's long and glorious history, and both have promised that they will make the organization more relevant to African-Americans born after the high tide of the civil rights movement.

So will the latest shift finally mean that the organization would lend its much awaited support to gay rights? As President Jealous says, the group does not have a "national stance" on letting gays get married as there is no "consensus inside the organization" yet. He says that he would much rather keep the NAACP together as an "agreeable" unit, than go on to divide followers by taking a firm stance on the whole issue of gay marriage and gay rights.

Well, that does not help gays, as for many of them; standing on a firm ground is the sole way to be effective. Not declaring your position or taking a stand, to them, is as good as tolerating discrimination.

The NAACP feels that the sensitive issue of gay marriages is "too decisive". This leads to a very interesting question - why is it so difficult to lend support to people who are practicing their free will and not hurting anyone?

It seems that there is still time before the NCAAP and gay rights advocates see eye-to-eye.