“The black community is often painted as the worst offender of homophobia,” George M. Johnson tells Queerty. “We have been conditioned by white supremacy and patriarchy to act the way we do towards the LGBTQ community.”
32-year-old Johnson is a writer and activist based in Brooklyn. His articles about race, gender, sex, and HIV have been featured in ET, NBC, TeenVogue, TheGrio, TheRoot, HIV Equal, among others.
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Johnson recently penned an op-ed about homophobia in the black community. The article was in response to comments made by rapper Nipsey Hustle, who told his 1.5 million Instagram followers last month that black boys need “strong black men” to look up to, not homosexuals or child abusers:
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“Being a homosexual should never be mentioned in the same sentence as men who exhibit violence and abandonment,” Johnson wrote. “Homosexuals can wear suits. The way in which one dresses doesn’t diminish nor embolden one’s sexual identity, and shouldn’t play a role in what determines respectability of men within our community. ”
Queerty had a chance to talk with Johnson about his op-ed, as well as his thoughts about homophobia in the black community, white supremacy, and what needs to be done to bring people together.
What inspired you to write that article for TheGrio?
Being tired of the willfully ignorant. The topic of homophobia has been discussed thoroughly throughout the black community. So every time it arises from a rap artist, it’s almost baffling because we have been through this already. It’s not okay to devalue someone based on their sex and gender/non-gender identity. We know that putting condemning thoughts public lead to deadly consequences, especially in the case of black trans women. So homophobia really has no place in our community. I want us to move past this and continue to grow as we fight for liberation.
Homophobia, of course, exists everywhere and in all communities. Why do you think it continues to be a problem in the black community, specifically?
So the problem is that the black community is often painted as the worst offender of homophobia. The black community has its allies, which is something I don’t want to get lost in this. I’ve been guilty in the past of not acknowledging the numerous amount of safe spaces that many of us have in our community. How many of us have amazing relationships with cis-het men and women with ease. The black community gets a bad wrap because we talk about our concerns more often and more publicly than other communities. We have work to do yes, but we have made great progress. Historic institutions like the church, HBCU’s, and Black Greek Letter Orgs are working on being better allied with the members who reside within. The community has also supported many of our efforts, but we still have work to do.
In your article, you write: “We are not a cookie cutter monolith, and any suggestion that we are is only a byproduct of colonization and assimilation.” Can you expand on what you mean?
We have been conditioned by white supremacy and patriarchy to act the way we do towards the LGBTQ community. It was passed down and through black folk trying to “get in” with white community they adopted many of the oppressive behaviors towards their own. So this is something we must unlearn together as a community. We can’t have conditions on blackness, and blackness can’t exist without queerness.
What role do caucasians play in the homophobia that exists within the black community today? Do they have a responsibility to fix the problem?
As I stated prior, they are the colonizers. They told us how we needed to act in society and what was acceptable and what wasn’t based on the standards of how they set up the hierarchy of their own. I’m not concerned with them helping us to unlearn. We as community need to unlearn the systems they oppress us with. We can do that without their help, in my opinion.
So what is the solution?
Listen, we all have things to work on to be better people, right? So when a person tells you this hurts me or offends me, listen to them. Google some shit on what they are talking about because the research is out there. We have to unlearn and break the conditioned way we think about one another. We have to get past the battle of gender and sex and how that determines a persons worth in society. Others can invite us in the room to share our concerns. I’m a be honest that LGBTQ people are tired of teaching folks things they know or can look up. We are learning that you can’t help those who are unwilling to want the help. But we are a determined community that doesn’t give up easy, so despite us being over it, we still know it all has greater implications for us. So we do the work to help those unlearn. We are all we got.
Is there anything you would like to add?
Black folk are too amazing to be fighting in-house. The ancestors worked too hard. Let’s do the work and get this right.
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MikeE
The reason there is so much homophobia from the black community is that a disproportionately high number of black people are fundamentalist christians.
Their homophobia is directly related to their religious beliefs. There’s no way around that. This is the truth. Notice that ALL communities that identify strongly with their religious beliefs are usually strongly homophobic “as a community”.
As for the rap “community”, they (both black and white rappers) thrive on an idealized “thug” persona that requires the projection of an unreal hyper-masculine identity. It’s all just insecurity.
ChrisK
Allot of Rappers are also Misogynists and Homophobia always follows that.
JaredMacBride
Why should we care what this amateur sociologist thinks? Any discussion of homophobia that ignores religion is without credibility, period.
mhoffman953
In the first 2 sentences, he blames white people for black people being homophobic. I guess that’s the old go-to: blame white people
ChrisK
Actually he calls it white colonialism. I’ve heard that excuse as to why countries like Jamaica and Uganda are so homophobic. First time I’ve heard it used as an excuse here.
Apolodorus
You can call it excuse, or you can call it a part of the context. Colonialism includes religious oppression as well as other types of oppression.
No social attitude happens in a vacuum.
paully
US incarceration rates by race and ethnicity (number of people incarcerated per 100,000 people in that group) – White:380, Latino:966, Black:2207
The black population: At 41.6 percent, blacks were more likely to participate in government assistance programs in an average month. The black participation rate was followed by Hispanics at 36.4 percent, Asians or Pacific Islanders at 17.8 percent, and non-Hispanic whites at 13.2 percent.
And the cherry on top? worldstarhiphop.com – facts don’t lie folks. I am so glad I was born white.
Bob LaBlah
Worldstarhiphop.com also has white backers too, don’t they? I do believe Edgar BRONFMAN is behind numerous black…….well, anyway. Now if you want some shocking criminal stats that will knock your socks off get a load of this. In the midwest, south, the prairie/mountain states (including the god fearing white Mormon christian state of Utah) and the entire west coast whites now outnumber blacks incarcerated for drugs. Yes, more white meth addicts are now behind bars than black crackheads. That is everywhere except the state of NY and since its still Sunday I’ll spare the owners (and we ALL know who they are) of the city and state for now. And the Aryan Brotherhood couldn’t be happier about it either. As they were once anti-drug they too had to change their policy, especially once they realized how much they can make off of their own drugged out kind. Seventy percent of the white households in East Baltimore have a relative either behind bars because of drugs or are on drugs. That part of the city is referred to as white trash even amongst whites. I ask you, isn’t life just a bitch?
Godabed
Bob LaBob, you are talking about places like dundalk in Baltimore, the southwest parts of Baltimore. Yeah I know those places well. Being a residence.
Paully, your statement has nothing to do with anything, not this topic, not the comments.. As we know for a fact that the judicial system favors whites over people are color. There are several studies on that. If you aren’t a troll, congrats on winning the racial lottery and being white and hopelessly clueless… i guess.
Bob LaBlah
You left off Rosedale and your frustration over learning the truth can’t be hidden thru your attacks on my facts. They speak for themselves. As you sit back and cheer blacks being dragged thru the muck filled judicial system whites are more or less destroying themselves just as fast and being allowed to do it by the very judicial that now needs new blood to stay profitable. The truth hurts people like you and I’m one of the types who love to inflict it upon you.
KaiserVonScheiss
If you can’t blame Russia, blame ‘white supremacy’ (AKA all white people) or the nefarious ‘patriarchy.’ What absolute nonsense.
When in doubt, just blame other people for your problems. That’s never gone wrong before.
Apolodorus
White supremacy is not the same as white people. You are being quite insulting towards white people for assuming that it is so.
Bob LaBlah
Were he smart he would blame the owners (and down here WE all know who THEY are) of ALL five boro’s of NYC for their plight.
KaiserVonScheiss
@Apolodorus
Wrong. It’s a common leftist tactic to call all white people racist or accuse them of being white supremacists. The person here even calls them ‘colonisers.’ That’s just another code word for ‘white supremacist.’
Bob LaBlah
“That’s just another code word for ‘white supremacist.”
Just curious but considering your name and appearance is he right in this case?
Apolodorus
Your opinion on my wrongness is noted.
What is a leftist, in your opinion? It seems a concept a bit vague to make sweeping generalisations.
Are they White, Black, young, old? Do they live in large capitals or in the countryside? Do they have a specific socio-economic background?
I’m not asking this to be fresh, I’m trying to understand what you mean, so that we can argue a point using the same definitions of words.
Because if I don’t understand what you actually mean, my only response to you is that I think you’re reading what you want to read into these words.
If you want to see an accusation of racism to all white people when you hear someone speak of white supremacy, you will. But I think you will be wrong.
KaiserVonScheiss
@Apolodorus
Please. We all know what a leftist is. This is another leftist strategy. “What is a leftist?” “What is an SJW?”
People who complain about “patriarchy,” demand political correctness, etc. These are leftists.
DCguy
Troll derangement alert.
Notice how they HAD to mention Russia in this? Sounds like even the most crazy anti-lgbt trolls are getting terrified of the Russia investigation.
Mandrake
“We have been conditioned by white supremacy and patriarchy to act the way we do towards the LGBTQ community. It was passed down and through black folk trying to “get in” with white community they adopted many of the oppressive behaviors towards their own.”
Complete news to me. Another angle just to play the race card.
Danny595
Leaving aside his background as a professional racial grievance-monger, why are his pronouncements of any importance or relevance? In the above interview, he offers no facts, or evidence or the any sign that he has done any research to support his claim. They are just declarations. That works great if you are in church, but not if you are trying to sort out truth in the real world. His brand of racialism, the kind you see at The Root, is a kind of religion so it isn’t surprising that what you get is a lot of proclamations of “gospel” unburdened by evidence.
Apolodorus
It’s an opinion. You are free to not read.
Danny595
An opinion can be backed up by evidence. That’s called “a well-supported argument.” An opinion without evidence is called “prejudice.”
DCguy
Mo Bro Troll screename number three on this post.
stranger2myself
Of course it’s all because of white people. They brought Africans to America on slavery ships. Without white people there wouldn’t be African-americans. There wouldn’t be a racism or homophobia of black people. Shame on you caucasians!
Blackceo
Religion I’d say is the biggest reason. Religion ruins everything. Also, whoever or whatever created societal norms of Black masculinity and the continued reinforcement of that is also to blame. Being a gay Black male has long been seen as the worst thing that you could be because Black men have long been stereotyped to be the aggressive, Mandingo-ish type buck. I mean its why some gays fetishize BBC.
The author is not wrong regarding the white supremacy angle, but its going to take more than this article to explain why. People who are actually interested in understanding why will seek out additional information, and others who have no interest in understand the Black experience or the gay Black experience will not. These are uncomfortable conversations that must be had and I wouldn’t expect most White people to understand it, but I appreciate those willing to listen.
Apolodorus
Can you really separate religion, especially Christianity, from colonialism? The former was a massive tool of the latter.
Kangol
He’s not that off the target. It’s quite true that same-sexual desire and practices existed and were socially integrated throughout Africa, Asia and in the Americas before European colonization and Christianization (and, in certain parts of the world, Islamicization). There are many excellent books, which I’ve linked to, that discuss this. In some areas, pre-colonial forms of complex forms of sexual expression still exist, though the waves of influences from the West also play a role, so that you get multiple layers of human sexual expression.
One example is the hijras in India, who have been accepted for centuries, even though strict British rules about homosexuality also took root, and now you see contemporary global understandings of homosexuality and queer sexualities sitting side by side with longstanding local ones; one also could point to the acceptance in Pakistan of trans women, the acceptance in the Yoruba religion of gender-mixing during religious ceremonies, etc. alongside the social sanctions against gay people in both Pakistan and Nigeria, both of which were formed out of British colonies, etc.
To put it another way, the problem with mentioning “white supremacy”–which certainly does exist and continues, unabated, personified by the current US President, to give one example–is that it needs to be historicized and contextualized. African Americans have been in this country since the 1600s, so without question, all that has happened here has shaped the experiences of black Americans, and vice versa. It should be noted that the most outspoke, virulent anti-gay legislators in this country are not people of color. They are consistent evangelically linked Republican white men.
Apolodorus
Brilliant comment dude 🙂
Stilinski26
you are misinformed Hijras are not accepted they are mocked !! Hijras doesn’t mean gay it means sissy even worse.
Ryan Field
He’s a typical magazine type writer going for clickbait and attention the only way he knows how. Unfortunately, he doesn’t realize we’re not buying into that mind set anymore. Now, here’s an excellent article about how two brilliant women are fighting homophobia in Africa, where homophobia runs rampant. https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/20/africa/africa-gay-attitudes-change-minds/index.html
DCguy
Africa….oh, you mean that place that was never colonized by Europeans and converted to their very anti-lgbt religions?
Jaxton
Stop making excuses for black culture.
Donston
A decent amount of “issues” with black sociology and psychology can indeed be traced to colonialism, ecocomic/class disparity and white supremacy. And that does include homophobia and internalized homophobia (internalized homophobia and self-loathing seem to ratio-wise to be a bit more common among gay, gay-leaning and queer black people). The praise of hyper masculinity and the “thug persona” as well as prison culture can be traced back. It’s kinda irresponsible to talk about these things without looking at them from both a historical and nuanced perspective. Then you have religion, interiority complexes, sexual abuse, the AIDS pandemic, mental health problems, and general hetero-normative expectations- things that affect every race and culture and of which can as well can be traced back.
To put it lightly, these are complex and convoluted issues. And it takes years of honest conversation and confrontation to untangle it all.
Danny595
“can indeed be traced to”
I can trace anything to anything. All it takes is a little time, a little motivation and a little creativity. Doesn’t make such claims of causation true.
lcandela123
Good article. I appreciated the perspective that the black community doesn’t really need white people to fix black homophobia, that they can do it themselves.
As others have also commented, we also can’t ignore the significant influence that churches, black and white, have had on spreading homophobia.
S.anderson
Show me a homophobic American black, and I’ll show you a racist American black, medicating his inferiority complex with delusions of being a Master Race who will rise up and put down Whitey for great justice.
ChrisK
That’s an excellent point. Even the author agrees with you on that. You can add that to the Misogyny thing too.
S.anderson
@ChrisK I agree with that, too. But, what I’m saying is that black supremacy is to blame. Which might itself be an response to white supremacy, but that’s no basis for passing the blame along. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”.
I should say, I don’t propose that most blacks are homophobic or racist, but there is a whiff of systemic assent in their silence with regard to their radicals.
Donston
Even if you go there and put a decent amount of the mindset that develops based on “how you were raised” you don’t think that’s not connected to generations of religion, white supremacy and economic disparity?
I will say that it’s disappointing that even today the majority of non-closeted or “somewhat non-closeted” famous black gay and gay-leaning people never really confront these issues on a wide scale. Self-loathing, fear of being divisive, fear of losing opportunity and not wanting to appeal to the “white gaze” seems to keep them on hush mode or talking in indirect codes.
surreal33
The foundation of America is RACISM! Mr Johnson is partly correct regarding white supremacy and homophobia. The most important factor of the hatred toward the gay community by people of color is religion. So-called “Christians” misconstrue the Bible and use scripture to justify hate. Therefore even if white supremacy was removed from the equation religious zealots would still have a basis for hatred.
o.codone
It’s the other way around. It’s black homophobia that’s partly responsible for the white supremacy movement. Fact. How? No explanation needed, just make the accusation that knee grows are to blame and hope it sticks. That’s what they do.
D_Farmer
What the author and every person of color understands is that for us the rules are different. When you are brown and queer, the world can be a very hostile place. Queer kids of color are more likely to experience homelessness, transwomen of color are more likely to be victims of violent crime and in general black and brown queer people make less than their white counterparts. To be brown and queer is to be isolated not only from the LGBT community but also your racial community. For us It means feeling unsafe at every moment of every day.
We in the LGBT community perpetuate the very systems of bigotry that we claim to fight against. One need only looked at a Grindr profile to see that “gay world” can be a very racist and sexist place.
Brody
Blacks blaming whites for their own shortcomings is akin to the gays from the 80s who blamed Reagan for their contracting AIDS due to their own promiscuity. It might feel good and righteous to pass the buck on the issue of personal responsibility, but the world recognizes the ridiculousness of your claim.
Ummmm Yeah
Then get off your butts and address black and brown homophobia instead of constantly whining about white people. That will solve most of your problems.
Stilinski26
Then how come African countries has no LGBT rights at all? The only African country that has legalised same sex marriage is South Africa which happens to be country in Africa with the most white population. Most of the countries that has legalised same sex marriage and has huge LGBT rights are you guessed it from white majority countries! Why is that? Why in middle East Asia has no gay rights? Is that also because of white supremacy LMAO
gregory_phillips
So who do I get to blame part of the homophobia in the white community at – black people? Canadians?
DCguy
WOW! Mo Bro brought out EIGHT of his screenames to freak out on this post.
So I guess the only thing the anti-lgbt trolls hate worse than gay people is black people.
jsmu
Absolute steaming horseshit. The ignorance and epic bigotry of black society in maintaining its virulent homophobia and, incidentally, insisting on remaining fifty years behind the times, is astounding, The illiterate, inarticulate, uneducated Johnson lies blatantly about black churches; they were one of the two greatest financial supporters of the revocation of marriage equality in California, behind only the Mormons. Black churches preach hate and homophobia from their PULPITS. And trying to defend a homophobic thug , oh, I’m sorry, a ‘rapper’ whose two preferred words for women are ‘bitch’ and ‘ho?’ Give me a fucking break.
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jsmu
Absolute steaming excrement. The ignorance and epic bigotry of black society in maintaining its virulent homophobia and, incidentally, insisting on remaining fifty years behind the times, is astounding, The illiterate, inarticulate, uneducated Johnson lies blatantly about black churches; they were one of the two greatest financial supporters of the revocation of marriage equality in California, behind only the Mormons. Black churches preach hate and homophobia from their PULPITS. And trying to defend a homophobic thug , oh, I’m sorry, a ‘rapper’ whose two preferred words for women are ‘b*tch’ and ‘ho?’ Give me an effing break. (all ‘bad words’ edited to suite Queerty’s idiot censors.)
Hussain-TheCanadian
I don’t think “White people” should be blamed for homophobia in any community; a good chunk of the blame should be laid at the doors of the American government and its lackeys all across the social,cultural, economical, judicial , educational, and medical institutions, who used their influence to coerce one part of the American society to oppress another part.
It’s the American government, along with its actual owners, who refused gay men and women equal rights, protection under the law, and the bare minimum of humanization for the last 60 years. Religion in the United States, just as Religion anywhere it seems, to be under the control of, and subservient to the power of, the State.
Also, all drug laws need to be revoked immediately, and allow the Black man to return to his family and community to look after his kids and community, so the street isnt the one raising those kids for him (and us).
draven
Myself as a black gay man I have never let no man white black purple or blue treat me like a 2nd class citizen. As far as homophobic black people most of their emotions are from insecurities and jealousy. I’ve never let it bother me. Hey when your born and had the best parents and upbringing and have been told I’m very good looking how can I or could I let others insecurities get to me. Not! I’m a good person. A strong positive human being that has and will continue to be a great example for a wonderful person. . Real straight men don’t worry about what two consenting adults do behind clothes doors.
Wolfie
Total bullshit.
Homophobia has been prevalent in the black and African American Community for the past two centuries and it has nothing to do with “white supremacy”.
UltimateSin
Watch how many people (what a coincidence that they see mostly to be white) simply brush off what is said here. Sorry colonizers but it doesn’t make it any less true. For some of you it is news (because of your own ignorance), but for some of us this is knowledge we have known for years.
Heywood Jablowme
Okay, NOW we have a way to find out. Just watch “Black Panther”!
Is Wakanda gay-friendly and homophobia-free???
(I’m only half joking. Haven’t seen the movie yet, but will soon.)
Bob LaBlah
Its a MUST see movie. The butt on Michael. B………………..just trust me and go see the movie. LAWD HAM’MURCY! (pssst…I swear you can sit a cup of coffee on it while he is standing up and it won’t spill). Its a MUST see and be sure to see it in 3D to get as close as yo……..anyway, go see the movie.
demetreus
LMAO to the racist gay white pricks who are leaving salty comments here.
You speak as if you are superior, when in reality, you are the bottom-feeders of your own race. That’s right, I said it.
Heterosexual white people have had a hand in your inferiority for decades and they still do. Your own race hates you, don’t even pretend they don’t. Go check out the straight blogs and read the comments that are posted by your own white race when gay white stories are featured. They make your racist comments look like preschool doodling.
How dare you act like you have the right to stereotype black people and attempt to use statistics to shame us? You don’t know $hit about us.
demetreus
A White Racist Homosexual is the LOWEST scum on this earth.
demetreus
I repeat: A White Racist Homosexual is the LOWEST scum on this earth.
demetreus
There is a running theme on this site where white racist homosexuals feel entitled to misconstrue facts about African Americans to support their ignorance. White racist homosexuals are worst than trailer park trash.
You know that uneasy feeling you get, when you come to this site and see a story about an African American? You know why you are “tired” of seeing stories and articles that pertain to minorities on this website? You know why you make a great effort to post hateful and untrue comments about African Americans, trying to deflect the article’s point of view? It’s because you are a miserable, low-life piece of scum.
UltimateSin
Thank you!!! Every time there is an article that is about African Americans, I can almost ALWAYS count on the white gays to say something negative. For those that have an issue with me referring to you as the white gays, guess what I’m beyond annoyed with ALWAYS knowing that I can’t read any of these articles without a lot of you shitting on us or doing back flips to justify your ignorant AF stances.
Bob LaBlah
“White racist homosexuals are worst than trailer park trash.”
Hmmmm. Worst instead of worse, as in singular vs plural (“homosexuals”)? Wow! Well I’ll say. It sure sounds as though you are speaking to “some one” but I can’t for the life of me figure out who. It sounds like a Long Islander trying to speak uppity southern white geechie but can’t quite get it right. (I speak middle class white geechie by the way but ya’ll call it a southern accent) That had to have been done intentionally. LOL lol LOL lol LOL
I’ll stop there and won’t ask why no stats, links or remarks to the contrary are not included in your comment regarding “deflect the article’s point of view”. You need a little music to help you thru your misery so here’s one from me to you. Ya’ll come back now, ya’hear?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82dDnv9zeLs
draven
Hey bunny it’s cool. Don’t worry about it. Are there any black gay websites like this? Any black gay fashion magazine? Let me know.
[email protected] thanks
Bob LaBlah
Draven, if your conscious is bothering you that bad then why don’t you do a google search? You WILL be surprised at what comes up. Not all of them are immediately visible but there ARE a few out there. You just have to go online and look for them instead of go online and throw taunts.
Folks, there is something about that link Draven posted that I strongly recommend to ALL of you to think twice about clicking on. A direct iCloud link? Doesn’t something sound not quite right about that?
demetreus
And do me a huge favor, please call it your “preference” or your “right” .
I am looking for another LOL moment.
draven
It should have typed hey buddy!
draven
This site loves to type errors text
Notright
Yup the culture of victimhood continues. Blame the white man’ for everything. It must be marvelous to be able to absolve yourselves of responsibility by blaming everything negative on someone else. Luckily if you go here https://rainbowright.com you’ll see people of all races who don’t blame others and take responsibility for their own actions.
draven
There’s no strong image of a USA black male super man or hero. A gay black man started the civil rights movement. I didn’t nor you I support Hollywood because as a black gay man I’m not representated. There are no positive images of me in media or society. They talked about a gay lesbian story line in black panther. That would have appeased straight men. But what about a gay black male character that a hero or super being in love with another black male super hero. In some parts of ancient Africa black male same sex unions were of the highest order. Black gay men were the best friends. We the glue that holds broken people together. We help people all the time. The good and positive things black masculine males do in this country in the United States of America is never really talked about. The only thing black gay male talked about is Rupauls Drag race. Good night! Like the new gay APPLE commercial they should have used a very handsome masculine black male couple in the commercial. Hey I’m 56 years old. I’ve been openly gay since I told my parents when I was 5 years old in the 1960’s. I’ve wanted gay marriage since I was 14 years old. I wanted to take a guy to the prom in 1979 I didn’t so I didn’t go and stil to this day have my prom tickets. I knew about HIV in 1976. I read underground magazine and they wrote about a germ and warned you it was coming. All my black male best friends in New York City and other cites died of hiv AIDS in the 1980’s, 1990’s, 2000, etc. I vowed to never get that dreaded disease and I didn’t. I’m not promiscuous and I’ve always wanted to be in a monogamous relationship. Fast forward 2018. Still no positive image of a strong black masculine gay black American male. We’re the most talked about put under the rug people in the USA. I’m 57 next month. 1st day of Spring 3-21-18. I’m black. I’m gay. I’m beautiful and proud. I’m a good example of a wonderful masculine black man. Im successful. I’m kind. I’m powerful. I wish I could find a female have 100 test tube babies. Or just one. I knew we would se a strong black man as president when everyone else thought not. I knew voters would vote the type of president we have now to spite the black president we had for 8 years. I only hope and pray a black gay male hero is on the way to save the day!
draven
Excuse typos in my previous tread I didn’t spell check…..Sorry as Justin Bieber would say…..lol
Apolodorus
One thing I have to say about queerty – no matter how much concerted negative feedback they receive from users, they continue the give a platform for diverse voices. So kudos queerty for that.
Stilinski26
And just incase the gay media failed to inform u lot remember that Donna Hylton who was a speaker at womens march tortured and murdered a gay man! And served 25 years in prison