Outraged & Angry Black Gays Demonstrate

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Thu, 05-27-2004 - 10:16am
Outraged & Angry Black Gays Stage Third Day of Demonstrations and Protest Marches Against Alleged White Gay Racism & Marriage for Gays

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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Fri, 05-28-2004 - 1:52pm
When you propose to know what gay people THINK it makes a lot of difference. Who are YOU to say what their prejudices are? The same goes with your other insulting statements.
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Fri, 05-28-2004 - 1:57pm
How so? I asked for proof. That is not negating their posts. I *really* would like to see some proof because I *really* don't want to believe that this is true. (I teased libraone about S. California, but everyone does know that this is not representative of the rest of America). Did I negate your post about the Northwest? I was happy actually to hear that report and was waiting for more. Instead I got insulting posts about the prejudices of black people, obese people, and gay people from someone who is neither black, obese, or gay.
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Fri, 05-28-2004 - 2:02pm
<<>> -- Being around a lesbian that says "I don't mind soft butches, but stone butches scare me" or "I don't do butches, they're too masculine for me" isn't a valid observation to make here?

And you've still not answered my question regarding how you know who or what I am, and what experiences I may or may not have with regard to the topic at hand. Perhaps it would surprise you to learn that I am a very out lesbian, happily partnered, and very active in trying to dispel all the stereotypes that "straight" folks love to perpetuate. Perhaps it would surprise you to learn that I am not, in fact, a lesbian but a single hetero woman who prefers the company of her lesbian friends to that of men for the time being. Perhaps it would surprise you to learn that I am a homosexual male, termed a "bottom" in our circles, and that I've lived the discrimination I speak against here. Perhaps it would surprise you to learn that I am an African American male who is married with children and has a degree in sociology. No matter who or what I am, my life experiences and exposures do entitle me to have a view or opinion on why people behave the way they do.

I don't think my statements were at all insulting - they were merely observations that I made based on my life experiences with blacks, hispanics, gays and lesbians, obese people, the blind or deaf, male, female, whatever. I don't live in a bubble and, as such, have views based on that fact. Just like you do.

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Registered: 04-24-2003
Fri, 05-28-2004 - 2:04pm
<<>> -- I ask again, how is this assumption that you make any different than the views I discussed based on my personal experience about blacks, hispanics, or gays?
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Registered: 03-23-2003
Fri, 05-28-2004 - 2:04pm
Iminnie, there is nothing 'insulting' about any of nilub's posts (or mine, for that matter).

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Fri, 05-28-2004 - 2:08pm
I asked what made you such an expert. You didn't have an answer. Now since I pressed it, you have come up with something.

You know, I am tired of this. It is no longer worth my time.

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Registered: 03-23-2003
Fri, 05-28-2004 - 2:12pm

What kind of proof could we offer?


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Fri, 05-28-2004 - 2:13pm
<<>> -- That's unfortunate because it's a good experience to open yourself to thoughts and possibilities outside of your own. It's how we learn and grow.
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Fri, 05-28-2004 - 2:22pm
I'm reminded of a segment of "If These Walls Could Talk 2" where a young lesbian met another lesbian...a very "butch" lesbian. This young girl was a college student in the 70s, very feminist/activist oriented and working toward acceptance of lesbians within the women's movement. She was attracted to this very "butch" lesbian who wore men's clothing, rode a motorcycle, even bound her breasts in order to appear flatter. She didn't want to be a male, it was just her way. While her attraction to this butch was strong, she resisted beause of the snickers and giggles of her friends who looked down their noses at the butch girl. The concept of the segment was just as it would put in an earlier post - that before a group or subculture can gain acceptance by larger groups, they have to learn to accept each other.

This is the concept as the basis of my posts. There are blacks who are "too black" for some blacks. There are two different "factions" of the Hispanic community in some circles. The "old money" wealthy look down their noses at the "new money" wealthy. Women want equal pay for equal jobs, but some of them want to be able to get paid equal to their male counterparts without having it take time away from their motherhood - and other CFC women despise these "breeders" (their term, not mine). Overweight people are self-conscious of their weight and so laughing at someone who is morbidly obese gives them that "at least I'm not THAT fat" feeling that makes them feel better about themselves - for the moment. Football parents team up between themselves based on whether they have kids that "start" every game, or "sit the bench" every game - even though their kids are on the same TEAM. I could go on and on but the fact remains that within every group, there is prejudice within that group toward other members of that group. It's not as black and white (pun intended) as racial prejudice.

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Fri, 05-28-2004 - 2:33pm
Well written!

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