Creators of The D.L. Chronicles Get Married on The Grammys
To finally make their bond official, gay black filmmakers Deondray Gossett and Quincy LeNear joined 33 other straight and gay couples during The Grammy Awards in a marriage ceremony to crescendo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ performance of “Same Love.”
The Gay Gatekeepers
The majority of mainstream gay themed content is whitewashed and almost absent of color. There is very little imagery featuring African, Asian, Indian, or Black American men. I thought we were all a part of this rainbow?
The Shallow Gay Black Dating Pool: Census Data Reveals Sad Details
Key takeaways from this report is that American Gay Black Men are statistically fewer in number, less educated, more unemployed and primarily only reside in select cities/states. Damn son.
Question Of The Week: Same Sex Marriage and Men in Prison
QUESTION: Now that the Supreme Court has deemed DOMA (The Defense of Marriage Act) to be unconstitutional, do you think homosexual men in prison institutions should be allowed to marry each other in states where it’s legal?
DOMA (The Defense of Marriage Act) Now Unconstitutional
“At the rate we are going, marriage equality will be achieved for gays long before equality is achieved for Black America.”
Ocky Williams 4-18-2012.
So my prediction came true. Wednesday June 26th the Supreme Court of the United States has decided that DOMA (The Defense of Marriage Act) was unconstitutional. This was a day after the same Supreme Court invalidated Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act
JET Magazine Features Its First Black Gay Male Couple
The December 10th 2012 edition of Jet magazine will feature it’s first black gay male couple within it’s JET LOVE section. JET LOVE high-lights couples who have recently gotten married. Ravi Perry (an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Mississippi State University) and Paris…
Homosexuals are NOT Destroying the Sanctity of Marriage
This post was originally going to be about married heterosexual Georgia Pastor Craig Davis who was arrested for allegedly spreading HIV to his church mistresses and presumably his wife. As I begin to think about what to write, my thoughts shifted into another direction. According…
PHOTO BREAK: Ugandan Gay Pride
Notable actor and Gay man of color George Takei (Star Trek) posted this photo on his Facebook Page today and I just had to share it here. Given our recent posts on the plight of Homosexual men and women in that country,…
What if in UGANDA?
There are many countries in Africa where the majority of the populace share an anti–homosexual stance, but it seems like Uganda’s hatred for homosexuals is in a class by itself. Some feel like Uganda hit a new anti-homosexual low with the “Kill The Gays” bill…
Why Do Gays Mimic Straight Weddings?
Something old, something new, something barrowed, something blue. The wedding cake. The bridal shower. The bachelor and bachelorette parties. The bride’s family paying for the wedding. Tossing the bouquet to the bride’s maid. Tossing the garter to the groomsman. The father walking the bride down…
The Anti Chick-fil-A Band Wagon
It seems now the anti Chick-fil-A hysteria is reaching new heights. Chicago alderman Joe Moreno, angered by the president of Chick-fil-A’s comments on gay marriage, said he will block the company from building a restaurant in his ward. So help me understand this. The all…
The MYTH of the HOMEWRECKER
Homewrecker. There is no term in global society more confusing to me than this. For those not in the know, a homewrecker is the person who creates temptation for his/her target to cheat on their lover. This person supposedly breaks up a “happy home.” Seems…
Question of the Week: Black Men and Gay Marriage
Ever since our President has come out in favor of it; the topic of same sex marriage seems to now be issue number one with every major media and news outlet. I recently posted an opinion piece highlighting the struggles of the black community and…
The LA Complex: Tariq &Kaldrick come to the C.W. this Tuesday
{rating} Back in January 2012, we told you about a new 6-episode series airing exclusively on the Canadian television network CTV called “The L.A. Complex.” Well, after months of waiting, the show will debut in the on the C.W. Network here in the United…
Hey White LGBT Community…Maybe I Can Help You Understand?
For a couple of weeks now, I have been reading articles via the internet that mentioned the leak of internal strategy memos from the conservative group National Organization for Marriage (NOM) and their opposition to gay marriage initiatives across the US. In a nutshell, a…
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