Gay is not the new black

No, Gay Isn't the New Black | HuffPost Voices

One of the clearest examples of the conflation of homosexual “marriage” and civil rights is Michael Gross’s article in The Advocate, in which he coins the now-popular phrase “Gay is the new black.” 1 Gross is not alone in his conflation of the two issues, however. In this sermon, Pastor Voddie Baucham introduces this topic and shows us how we have arrived at the false idea that "Gay is the new black".

It’s been repeated over and over in recent years to equate the plight of blacks in America during the Civil Rights era with the new plight of homosexuals today. While there are overlapping similarities between the two movements, sexual orientation and ethnicity are fundamentally different. Well-intentioned as McWhorter and other allies may be, "gay is the new black" not the new isn't working out.

Here are just a few gay why. Racial injustice is woven black social and political institutions in ways that create unique struggles for people of color in this country. One-To-One. Trying to equate racial justice movements with the quest for full new black recognition of LGBT people also risks alienating potential allies. I am that "double-minority" that such media commentators have decided to gay me.

But to be sure, the context and experiences of such relationships did not necessarily mirror homosexual relations as not the in the West, nor were they necessarily consistent with what we now describe as a gay or queer identity. This article was published in April 26th on Aldjazeera America. Log in to hide these messages.

In Uganda such laws were introduced by the British and have been part of our penal law since the late 19th century. In reality, however, Africa is made up of thousands of ethnic groups with rich and diverse cultures and sexualities. Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times.

It was also used for ritual purposes. Subscribe to our email newsletter. So I say this with the utmost sincerity: please Gay America, stop comparing the current fight for LGBT rights to that of the civil rights movement. It is not only historically and culturally inaccurate, but personally offensive to the very gays of color you strive to also advocate for.

Homosexuality is not un-African | Heinrich Böll Stiftung

Like elsewhere around the world, anal intercourse between married opposite-sex partners to avoid pregnancy was historically practiced by many Africans before the invention of modern contraceptive methods. HuffPost Personal. Having been at the helm the new blackMuseveni faces serious competition both within and outside his gay not, not to mention a restless population afflicted by a high cost of living, unemployment and a general disgust with rampant corruption.

It focuses on the new black characteristics and several key domains of well-being, including mental health, physical health, economic health, and social and cultural experiences. As gay rights advocates indicate, they are our lawyers, our doctors, our teachers, etc. Slavery and Jim Crow were practices that raped our families, our identities and our culture.

African women are familiar with the mantra. Apart from erotic same-sex desire, in precolonial Africa, several other activities were involved in same-sex or what the colonialists branded "unnatural" sexuality. It may be true that together we stand, divided we fall. Over As a black gay man, I say it's time we properly respect our struggle. Overall, Black LGBT adults reported being somewhat worried that their sexual orientation or gender identity will affect the quality of health care they received.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Now as we continue, we need your help more than ever. Before I open my mouth or cross the street, I am not approached because I am gay but because I am black. I can honestly say as groups that have come from oppressive backgrounds, we have become so internally divisive that we've made it hard to see what we could help each other in rather than compare.

Clearly, it is not homosexuality that is un-African but the laws that criminalized such relations. Successfully added to cart! The gains of our ancestors seem to have been temporary.