The cure for Black Homophobia is in OUR HANDS!

It's been said the black gay community won't show up for activist type events. The picture above was taken during the '07 Pride in the City party on Riis beach. It doesn't adequately convey the massive amount of folks there that day - but just imagine the camera scrolling down the beach, north and south, shoreline to pier, a sea of same gender loving men and women in varying shades of brown. It was an awesome sight. Unfortunately, getting that same crowd to care about serious issues can be like banging your head against a wall. The argument: What do we care about marriage? My answer: I don't care about marriage, per se. It's the principle. It's all about the principle. One day all this won't matter. One day we'll all have equal rights and people will wonder why those back in the day folks were so ignorant. Yet, the black community is still largely more homophobic than others. Why? Could it have anything to do with the fact that of the thousands of people at the marriage equality rally in NYC yesterday, there were only a sprinkling of black faces in the crowd? The cast of HAIR singing 'Let the Sun Shine In', which was a rousing crowd pleaser and perfect counterpoint to NOM's ignorant & ominous 'Gathering Storm' ad. If we don't rise up as black gay people and take a stand, then we can't bitch & moan either. Can't have it both ways. If we can support SIZZLE and all the other circuit events, then we damn sure better recognize that the right to have those parties didn't arrive out of thin air. Wake up people. ~~