Outraged & Angry Black Gays Demonstrate
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| Thu, 05-27-2004 - 10:16am |
DALLAS, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/17/2004 -- The Abe Lincoln Black Republican Caucus (ALBRC), a civic group of young Black gay, bisexual and "down lo" males is conducting the third day of demonstrations and protest marches against alleged White Gay Racism in Dallas, Texas and America. The protest march for today is being held in downtown Dallas at the site of the Kennedy Memorial. Spokespersons for the ALBRC state that the protest march will begin at 2:00 p.m. central time.
"It is an international disgrace and an affront to every Black man, woman and child in the United States for the Massachusetts' Supreme Court to start marriage for gays on the 50th anniversary of the Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education Decision," stated Don Sneed, the political mentor for the ALBRC and a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (Bush Appointee). "I am sick and tired of seeing the white gay rights movement continue to hijack the Black civil rights movement and make these situations one and the same," stated Anthony Falls, Chairman of the ALBRC and recently elected the first Black openly gay Republican Precinct Chairman in Texas.
Today's protest and demonstration comes on the heels of the first demonstration which took place on Friday afternoon through the heart of the white gay community in Dallas; the Oak Lawn Crossroads area. About twenty Black SGLs marched through the predominately white gay community, shouting. This was apparently in reference to the astounding disparity in AIDS Relief funding in the Dallas area. Black citizens in Dallas County comprise 45% of all AIDS cases yet Black organizations, providing AIDS relief, only receive 7% of the 20 million dollars in federal funds coming into the county this fiscal year. "White gay clubs in Dallas, and throughout America, have the audacity to have 'Negro night' once a week (a designated night when Blacks are welcomed in white gay clubs) in the 21st Century. How much more racist and disrespectful can you be," asked Adrian Harris, Vice Chairman of the ALBRC.
On last Saturday, at a huge rally held in the Oak Lawn area in support of Marriage for Gays and against the constitutional amendment for defense of marriage, the ALBRC staged a highly vocal and visible counter protest and demonstration against what it considers 30 years of unchecked and unbridled racism by the White gay community against Black gays and lesbians. The protest march was again taken through the heart of the Oak Lawn community to the astonishment and amazement of the local gay patrons and shopkeepers. The protesters were met with some racial slurs and threats.
"We are not afraid of the white gay economic and political behemoth that continues to treat us like third class citizens and trash. It is the epitome of hypocrisy for White gays and lesbians to base their claims for rights to marry upon prejudice, discrimination and civil rights violations, when they are prejudiced, discriminatory and disrespectful of Black gay's and lesbian's human rights each and every day," stated Mr. Sneed. "The White gay community is one of America's last strongholds for White Supremacy. We will begin the dismantling of that stronghold today in downtown Dallas," stated Willie Beard, an ALBRC member.
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Edited 5/28/2004 8:37 am ET ET by iminnie833
California is more progressive than many of the other fifty states but, until declared otherwise, it is part of the United States of America.
Well, you had better add the rest of the West Coast to that 'other planet' category, then.
That notion seems to be an isolated incident rather than "throughout America."
You'll find "soft" butch lesbians who detest "stone butch" lesbians as being too masculine.
You'll find overweight people who laugh and point at morbidly obese people.
Some Mexicans hate when you mistake them for Puerto Ricans and vice versa.
Everyone has a prejudice - and this group of outraged and angry black gays is just another discriminatory group crying "special prejudice."
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Edited 5/28/2004 11:58 am ET ET by iminnie833
I just posted the story. I was not the one who described "Negro Night".
Are you interested?? ;)
>>>I just posted the story. I was not the one who described "Negro Night".<<<
And the poster just responded. Maybe he/she thought that was what one was supposed to do.
And for the record, I've been in gay clubs throughout different parts of the US, including the Midwest, and have never heard of "Negro Night."
Perhaps this group, like many others, isn't happy unless they can find something about which to complain, even if they have to make it up.
Also he/she stated the *I* described "Negro Night". I was clarifying that it was not me who described it.
Edited 5/28/2004 12:53 pm ET ET by iminnie833
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