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Dis-membering Stonewall
LGBTQ mainstream White-washes people of color out of historical 1969 rebellion “By institutionalizing memory, resisting the onset of oblivion, recalling the memory of tragedy that for long years remained hidden or unrecognized and...
In South Africa, lesbians are terrorized with ‘corrective’ rape
To hear of human rights abuses of Uganda’s LGBTQ population is not new, sadly. Gay activist David Kato was the father of the Uganda’s LGBTQ rights movement. To many of his fellow countrymen, Kato was...
Black ministers come out on Obama’s stance on marriage
African American ministers have come out for, and against, Obama’s stance on marriage equality. LGBTQ activists of African descent have pondered what would be the catalyst to rally those African American Christian ministers...
The Hunger Games’ young racist fans
There’s a frenzy surrounding the blockbuster film and book The Hunger Games. But the fan attention around the movie has taken a decidedly different turn from the fervor the book caused. The schism originates from the difference between...
We all are Trayvon Martin LGBTQs and African Americans united by murder
What does Trayvon Martin’s murder have to do with gay civil rights protection? The quick answer: The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act (mostly known by Matthew Shepard’s name). The nation is...
Racism, jealousy, and a false police report
How anti-sodomy laws were sunk If you love John Grisham’s fictional legal thrillers, you’ll be riveted to Dale Carpenter’s real-life page-turner Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas. Carpenter is a law professor at...
Joe L. Spratt Sunrise: July 3, 1937 — Sunset : March 28, 2012
Joe L. Spratt was born on July 3, 1937 in Itta Bena, Mississippi to the late Issac Spratt and the late Theola Starks-Spratt. Joe Louis was one of nine children. He was a very soft-spoken man...
One of the tallest trees in our forest: Bayard Rustin
Last month around the country, LGBTQ communities celebrated Bayard Rustin’s 100th birthday anniversary. This month, AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts will have their annual Bayard Rustin Breakfast. And, in...
It’s what — and not who — killed Whitney Houston
A new allegation has surfaced that pop superstar Whitney Houston was murdered. Legal television commentator Nancy Grace ignited a firestorm of criticism speculating Houston’s death might have been a homicide. “I’d like...
