Subscribe to Breaking NewsVanasco: BET.com’s list of the LGBT ‘Who’s Who’ forgets the ‘T’
, editor in chief, 365gay.com 07.09.2009 3:54pm EDT
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The Bilerico Project points out that BET.com’s otherwise laudable annual list of Who’s Who in the black LGBT community includes no transgender people (it’s not clear to me whether there are any bisexuals).
Who is included?
Thirty-three gay men and lesbians, including Wanda Sykes, John Amaechi, E. Lynn Harris, Angela Davis and Anthony Woods, a West Point grad with a Harvard Master’s degree who was kicked out of the military under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and who is now running in a special election in California’s 10th Congressional District. If elected, he would become the first Black openly gay representative in Congress.
Jennifer, you said it wasn’t clear to you whether there were any bisexuals on the list. Me’shell Ndegéocello is openly bisexual.
Sometimes you just gotta quote Prince
“Maybe I’m just like my mother
She’s never satisfied….”
This article feels like a lame attempt to turn something positive into a negative.
As soon as I saw Miss Cleo on that list I stopped taking it seriously.
Well, there are some interesting names on this thread and they should be forwarded to BET for their next go round.
Interesting that 365gay.com would want to want to continue the myth that Black poeple as a whole are anti Gay when a Black identified network commends Gay poeple who are Black for their achievments.
Infer what you will from that
I do