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  The following post is from The Root. It was written by Yoruba Richen.  By: Yoruba Richen For many who choose to attend an HBCU, the decision is about far more than just academics. Since the first HBCUs opened their doors in the years before the Civil War, they have offered black students an opportunity […]

    “You’re not going to use my story to gain rights and not speak to my issues” said BYP100 member Terrance Laney today on Roland Martin’s tvOne show. Watch him discuss this and The Black Youth Project’s recent memo: “Moving Beyond Marriage, What Young People of Color Think about the LGBT Agenda.”

  Yesterday, BYP100 members noticed that major LGBT rights organizations seemingly forgot about the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. They then began tweeting using the hashtag #TheseOrgsAintLoyal to call out organizations such as the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), GetEqual, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and others. 

The following post originally appeared on The Root, and was written by Benjamin Todd Jealous and Andrea Ritchie. The piece’s original title is “It’s Time to End Profiling of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People of Color.” By: Benjamin Todd Jealous and Andrea Ritchie A  few years ago in New York City, a 17-year-old black […]

  A few lawmakers in South Carolina want to make an example out of two of the state’s public universities. Stop assigning materials to students that contain homosexual themes, or see a cut to your funding. 

There is growing concern about the safety of LGBTQ people in Nigeria now that anti-gay legislation has been signed into law. President Goodluck Jonathan has signed legislation that allows those who are in same-sex relationships to be jailed or up to 14 years.

Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that seeks to prevent discrimination against gay and transgender employees in the workplace. The Employment Non-discrimination Act now goes to the House of Representatives for approval, but many Republicans have vowed to put a halt to the measure.

According to the Washington Post, there are reports that some members of the black clergy are at odds about the large LGBT presence at this weekend’s celebration:

Family members and gay rights advocates are calling for the murder of Clarksdale mayoral candidate Marco McMillian to be investigated as a hate crime. Marco McMillian was found dead near a Mississippi River levee. He had been beaten, dragged, and set on fire.

This is not a blog to “put down” Morehouse (we have enough of those on the Internet). However, few would deny that the discourse of Morehouse and the LGBTQ community is often a controversial one in the Black community. In fact, it is not a secret that many black institutions have a rather sad history […]

VP Joe Biden declared that transgender equality is the “civil rights issue of our time” at a campaign field office in Florida on Tuesday. Do you agree with Vice President Biden? Are we doing enough to promote equality for ALL members of our community?

Today, October 11, is National Coming Out Day. Whether or not one takes today–or any other day–as a moment to openly express their sexuality, we at the BYP honor all LGBTQ folks. Take today to reflect on how you can help make your world a more equal and safe place for others.