Comments on: What you don’t know about the Down Low http://www.365gay.com/video/what-you-dont-know-about-the-down-low/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Paul Creeden http://www.365gay.com/video/what-you-dont-know-about-the-down-low/comment-page-1/#comment-79409 Paul Creeden Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:42:17 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=7015#comment-79409 In all communities, it is the work of the 'out' gay men and lesbian women to lead the way. They must stand up and confront homophobia in their community leaders, their entertainers, their families. Nobody can do this for us anywhere. This is why coming together in groups and demonstrating our presence and determination to have full human rights is absolutely essential. Communities of color are often dominated by specific institutions, like churches, and icons. This is where GLBT people in those communities need to focus their work. In all communities, it is the work of the ‘out’ gay men and lesbian women to lead the way. They must stand up and confront homophobia in their community leaders, their entertainers, their families. Nobody can do this for us anywhere. This is why coming together in groups and demonstrating our presence and determination to have full human rights is absolutely essential. Communities of color are often dominated by specific institutions, like churches, and icons. This is where GLBT people in those communities need to focus their work.

]]> By: Lenworth http://www.365gay.com/video/what-you-dont-know-about-the-down-low/comment-page-1/#comment-54638 Lenworth Fri, 01 May 2009 17:47:45 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=7015#comment-54638 Its nice to see that the powers that be are slowly pulling there heads out of there asses and realizing that labeling black LGBT or MSM is only making us more and more weary in coming to terms with our sexuality. Yes there is the fact of personal responsiblity, but the negative images the media portrays of us is killing my "ethnic" lil bro's and sissy's. It would be nice if whatever few black gay figures we have made themselves more visible. The young black LGBT are more likely to follow by example but we really don't have examples if any at all. Were are our hero's at? Its nice to see that the powers that be are slowly pulling there heads out of there asses and realizing that labeling black LGBT or MSM is only making us more and more weary in coming to terms with our sexuality.

Yes there is the fact of personal responsiblity, but the negative images the media portrays of us is killing my “ethnic” lil bro’s and sissy’s.

It would be nice if whatever few black gay figures we have made themselves more visible. The young black LGBT are more likely to follow by example but we really don’t have examples if any at all. Were are our hero’s at?

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