By Julian Bond, professor of history at U.Va., chairman emeritus of the NAACP and a scholar in residence at American University ... Because I have spent my life fighting to make ours a more just society for all Americans, I’m a supporter of marriage equality. I believe this to be a fight for civil rights. ... Last summer, after a lengthy trial, a federal court declared Prop 8 to be unconstitutional ... Almost a year later, the case is on appeal, Prop. 8 still remains on the books, and a motion to throw out the case on blatantly homophobic grounds will be heard in federal district court o...