If Black America appears to be late in coming to the equality of gay members of the community it is because the white folks didn't notice.
If the idea this is the first understanding of the acknowledgement by a gay black man then it was grossly missed in content with in the communities themselves.
WATCH: Nevada Lawmaker Comes Out During Gay Marriage Debate (click here)
by EYDER PERALTA
April 24, 2013 2:46 PM
..."In a particularly emotional moment, Sen. Kelvin Atkinson, D-North Las Vegas, publicly declared for the first time that he is gay.
" 'I'm black. I'm gay,' Atkinson said in a trembling voice after describing his father's interracial re-marriage that would have been banned earlier in American history. 'I know this is the first time many of you have heard me say that I am a black, gay male.'
"Atkinson went on to rebut the argument that gay marriage threatens any other definition of marriage.""If this hurts your marriage, then your marriage was in trouble in the first place," Atkinson added....
I worked in Newark, New Jersey at one of the largest employers in the city, namely UMDNJ, and there was no discrimination, no cruelty, no gay bashing at all in our work environment with staff members openly gay. The African American community was completely accepting of the sexual orientation of their community members. They were all accepted and had good paying jobs. Some had relationships, some didn't.
The acceptance of the gay community member was well established in the black community a long time ago. There is no shame there.
I worked with a man by the name of Roosevelt. He was openly gay, had a lover, talked about their troubles, was African American, talked about his south migrated north experience and was excellent in his work ethic.
So, if Mr. Atkinson is the first member of the African American community that white American believes is the first outting of a gay community member, it is because of chronic oppression and ignorance about how wonderful the minority communities are in the USA.
When he spoke up, it was because his acknowledgement carried brevity to the subject, not because he felt a relief it was finally over. He spoke with purpose, not self reward.
You know, white America lives in their own creation of America. They really do. They are so out of touch with poverty, reality and the real condition of the country and it's minority communities they rather commit themselves to six foot under than actually realize many people live outside of the rewards of Wall Street. The reason African American suicide numbers aren't going up in the same proportion as white Americans is because 'they been there before.'
Buck up for god's sake. Hang around long enough to make your vote count to put people into office, like President Obama, that actually cares about all Americans without discrimination favoring Wall Street.
Be an American, not a coward.
If the idea this is the first understanding of the acknowledgement by a gay black man then it was grossly missed in content with in the communities themselves.
WATCH: Nevada Lawmaker Comes Out During Gay Marriage Debate (click here)
by EYDER PERALTA
April 24, 2013 2:46 PM
..."In a particularly emotional moment, Sen. Kelvin Atkinson, D-North Las Vegas, publicly declared for the first time that he is gay.
" 'I'm black. I'm gay,' Atkinson said in a trembling voice after describing his father's interracial re-marriage that would have been banned earlier in American history. 'I know this is the first time many of you have heard me say that I am a black, gay male.'
"Atkinson went on to rebut the argument that gay marriage threatens any other definition of marriage.""If this hurts your marriage, then your marriage was in trouble in the first place," Atkinson added....
I worked in Newark, New Jersey at one of the largest employers in the city, namely UMDNJ, and there was no discrimination, no cruelty, no gay bashing at all in our work environment with staff members openly gay. The African American community was completely accepting of the sexual orientation of their community members. They were all accepted and had good paying jobs. Some had relationships, some didn't.
The acceptance of the gay community member was well established in the black community a long time ago. There is no shame there.
I worked with a man by the name of Roosevelt. He was openly gay, had a lover, talked about their troubles, was African American, talked about his south migrated north experience and was excellent in his work ethic.
So, if Mr. Atkinson is the first member of the African American community that white American believes is the first outting of a gay community member, it is because of chronic oppression and ignorance about how wonderful the minority communities are in the USA.
When he spoke up, it was because his acknowledgement carried brevity to the subject, not because he felt a relief it was finally over. He spoke with purpose, not self reward.
You know, white America lives in their own creation of America. They really do. They are so out of touch with poverty, reality and the real condition of the country and it's minority communities they rather commit themselves to six foot under than actually realize many people live outside of the rewards of Wall Street. The reason African American suicide numbers aren't going up in the same proportion as white Americans is because 'they been there before.'
Buck up for god's sake. Hang around long enough to make your vote count to put people into office, like President Obama, that actually cares about all Americans without discrimination favoring Wall Street.
Be an American, not a coward.
