Being Black and Gay: Panel Discusses the Gay Rights Struggle and the African...
Sharon Lettman, the new executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition, is someone with a clear sense of purpose and vision. She’s not someone who loses her way, but Detroit’s Renaissance...
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Marriage Equality: Not Just for White People
After the discouraging passage of California’s Proposition 8 in 2008, the widespread speculation that the success of the anti-marriage equality initiative was due to the black voter turnout prompted...
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Black and Transgender Citizens Face Heightened Discrimination
Black transgender and gender non-conforming people face some of the highest levels of discrimination of all transgender people according to a recently released analysis, “Injustice at Every Turn: A...
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Is Gay the New Black?
The civil rights issue of our time is gay marriage, and the key players in our country’s most significant civil rights movement are on the wrong side of it. The black church has taken on a new role:...
View ArticleDC Event: Black Gay/Transgender Americans Need More Than Marriage Equality
About This Event Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, Americans continue to experience stark social, economic, and health disparities despite significant gains in securing basic...
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Illinois, USA: African American LGBT’s and Allies Rally House Members for...
The black LGBT community was out in force yesterday in the Illinois House, rallying support for the marriage equality bill. The Chicago Phoenix reports: Dozens of black LGBTs and their allies met with...
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