On Wednedsay, June 17th, a conversation is proposed between members the African-American and the gay community at the Resource Center Dallas, 2701 Reagan Street, from 6pm – 8pm. The meeting is called, Is Gay the New Black?, in reference to the protest cry from (primarily W/white) individuals in the wake of California’s passing of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Prop 8’
The state of our separation with the church
The Christian church in mainstream African-American/B/black Southern U.S. culture has always been a touchstone and we who are gay or bisexual understand that spiritual connection well. The social experiences within the Christian church can provide an extended family whose bonds aren’t easily broken. This is why I believe that revealing sexual orientation to [...]
A Day without a gay? Are you serious?
My friend emails me this morning with what seems to be the latest protest action in the post California Proposition 8 passing called a Day Without a Gay, supposedly in the spirit of International Human Rights Day, Wednesday December 10th.
On December 10, 2008 the gay community will take a historic stance against hatred by donating [...]
Now stop simply blaming B/black people for that!
This backlash against African-Americans presumbably voting more for California’s Prop 8 has gotten out of hand. Living in the south/southwest (actually Dallas has been termed the furthest Midwest stop), it made sense to me that religious beliefs, not simply ethnicity, would play a bigger hand. A new survey now exposes that to be [...]
Spoiled ‘Milk’ for Cinemark Theaters?
More boycotts may be on in the North Texas area when the Gus van Sant-directed biopic, “Milk”, comes to Plano-based Cinemark Theaters in Texas on December 12. The friction comes from Cinemark’s CEO, Alan Stock, who, according to the No MILK for Cinemark! website, made a donation of $9999 to the Yes on Proposition [...]
