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News Flash: Racists Still Think Crosses Are Scary, Lil Wayne Opens Big, and Joe Walsh Backtracks On "Idiotic" Obama Comment
September 7, 2011 Idiotic Senator Joe Walsh has apologized for calling President Obama “idiotic”. He then somehow both downplayed and stood behind statements he made earlier this year asserting that President Obama was only elected because he’s black. Without question, Barack Obama has got to be the most disrespected President of all time. I wonder […]
"His Name Was Shawn"
In my last blog I spoke about the movie Leave It On the Floor, an independent musical that highlights the perils, pageantry, and prominence of the ballroom scene in the minds of many marginalized predominately black gay youth. I again hasten to stress the importance of this movie as a valiant—though imperfect—launching point for conversation […]
Leave it on the Floor
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkuuHX1iebE Some cringe when they hear their high-pitched voices Speaking out in individuality. In a world invested in aping heterosexual-identities. Idolizing hyper-masculinity, Causing downlow men to hide the truth from their family, Causing feminine men to be ostracized within our community. As mothers frown at the thought of tolerance and fathers yell at their sons […]
Racial Tension in Boystown, Attention Whores, and the Consequences of Crime
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryr1pldYnQU&feature=related Crime scares me. I am not afraid of crime because of an anxiety that I will be robbed. Nor am I afraid because of some nervous undertone of violence. I am not afraid of it because of some idea of an unknown threat that causes harm. Crime scares me, because crime scares people. And […]
July 11, 2011 – July 17, 2011
Young, homeless gays wander streets of Boystown Erin Meyer, Chicago Tribune, July 17, 2011 Michigan’s obesity problem: Why are we so fat? Nancy Zielinski, Examiner, July 16, 2011 Woodland Hills Youth Development Center Career Fair Richard Garrett, Clarksville Online, July 16, 2011 Volunteers help improve Black Hills homes Mark Van Gerpen, Black Hills Pioneer, July […]
An Open Letter To Chris Brown
But how long do you think this can last, Chris? You can’t play the villain forever. Eventually, you’re going to have to come to terms with what happened three years ago. Or at the very least stop being so fucking annoying.
Chick-Fil-Gay
Last week, Atlanta-based fast food chain, Chick-fil-A opened its very first Chicago restaurant. Although it does not counteract the negative effect of parking meters and winter, this culinary addition only helps the argument that Chicago is the greatest (American) city ever. (New York, NOLA, I love you, but the City of Wind tops my list.) I’ve not […]
On Black Beauty
The nature of blogging necessitates that each Monday I dedicate my time to commenting on the most recent news of the day that I care about to varying degrees. That said, I thought I’d take this first June entry to say something about an issue that I didn’t have an opportunity to discuss because I […]
For the Colored Transgender Person Who Has Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Backfires
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b5b-vNhVdE Hi, My name is Jonathan, and I use masculine gender pronouns like “he” or “him” to express my identity. I have far too often taken for granted how easy it is and how privileged I am to be able freely express my gender without constant repression or ridicule. I think privilege has to be […]
Don Lemon, Coming Out and the Lingering Nature of Transphobia
Last October a Rutgers University first year student named Tyler Clementi jumped off the George Washington Bridge to commit suicide. Tyler was not the first (nor the last) student to commit such a horrid act due to homophobia. The problem in this situation was not just one person who was bullying Tyler, but the real […]
Homo-Nonexistence: “We Are Conspicuous in our Absence”
“We are conspicuous in our absence” says the democratic openly gay Senator Mark Leno. This statement is honest, but not the full story. The fight to get gay history integrated into the curriculum of schools in California is heating up. The importance of gay history has come up before in my life as I wrote […]
March 7, 2011 – March 13, 2011
Skills fund to prioritise Black and Coloured youths Chantall Presence, Eye Witness News, March 13, 2011 4th Annual African American Men Read – In ‘Brothers Mentoring Youth Through Reading’ J. Williams, The Westside Gazette, March 13, 2011 Teacher encourages students to discover themselves Kevin Tremain, The State-Journal Register, March 12, 2011 Why black Africans are […]