JeShawna Wholley Speaks to PFLAG Atlanta : Questions Pt. 3
On Mar 20th 2011, our guest speaker at our PFLAG Atlanta 3rd Sunday monthly meeting was JeShawna Wholley. She is the 2011 Campus Pride Voice & Action ...
JeShawna Wholley Speaks to PFLAG Atlanta : Questions Pt. 1
On Mar 20th 2011, our guest speaker at our PFLAG Atlanta 3rd Sunday monthly meeting was JeShawna Wholley. She is the 2011 Campus Pride Voice & Action ...
LGBT Speaker Gets Applause At Ramapo College
No Homo: LGBT in the Black Community; Civil Rights Issue or Not?!
My opinions on the Bishop Eddie Long Accusations, Gay Children Suicides, New Morehouse Dress Code.
LOL the tamborine player... People don't ignore the fact that homosexuals
are in the church. It's evident but I can say that if someone is gnna
preach frm the bible, they hafta preach frm it word for word... they can't
sugar coat it just because someone is affected by it. If you are gay and
you go to a church that preaches from the bible then you have to be
prepared to hear what the bible has to say...
@MrBavon When I say intolerant..I'm speaking about the many churches I've
visited in Texa, Alabama and Georgia..and no i'm not a
professional..doctor. or expert..I'm merely speaking on my observations of
Homosexuality among the Black Community and Black churches...i appreciate
your opinion as well...
I am not a christen but being a gay man and how you speak up not only
showing love and understanding for gay rights but standing up and talking
about homosexuality in the Black community you my friend are a true
christen and how christens should be
This is too true, especially what you said about believing in the pastor
instead of the gospel because if that wasn't the case the people would look
a lot deeper into what they're reading because I know there's a lot they
are still ignorant too.
@MrBavon Im not speaking about prop. 8..I was referring to African
Americans regarding the Black church...and the history of Homosexuality in
the Black community..yes Blacks have the right to vote they wish..never
said that
@chrisbrown205 Your argument makes absolute sense in every way. Millions of
people need to see this clip. The world would be a better place if more
people thought like you do. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
whatever you say champ, you are to BORING to handle im going to go aggravate someone else who will at least entertain me and not be as boring as a bucket of piss like you, im falling asleep reading your pathetic comments. Now go back to your peasant corner and do something worthy sweetpea
+ciel222 no you do because you guys live in a fantasy WORLD, people hate people and that's LIFE, people will never see eye to eye yes we want them to but it will never happen
+ciel222 will never happen im gay and I dont stand with half of them because they make damn ninnies of themselves, parading around trying to prove a point
There can be no acceptance and equality until we lead by example and show
acceptance and unity within our own community. I just feel like the whole
thing is stupid and pointless, transpeople have been apart of the gay
community for a very long time if not forever, we all in the gay community
start at the same place before anything we all have been or are at one
point gay/lesbian or bisexual, it's a part of who we are, so why drop the T
or even the L? Why separate to another community? What is there to gain
from it? People are still going to view transpeople as gay or the gender
they were born anyway, even though that's not the case. I personally think
it's rubbish and a complete load of horseshit, especially since not every
transperson is like the other everyone has different paths, so why separate
people who share one major common thing into another community just because
some have a few differences? Most likely the ones who want to be separate
consider themselves straight now and if that's the case, why do you even
want to belong to a community? Straight people don't consider themselves to
have a community so just stay out of a community and be straight, but not
all transpeople consider themselves straight so why separate them to their
own just because some other gay people don't understand it and some
transpeople don't consider themselves to be gay anymore. Overall like I
said earlier, what's there to gain from it? The struggles are still the
same and we're all the same. I keep saying that gay people can be some of
the most hypocritical people because how can you expect to gain acceptance
and equality, when you can't accept each other? We can't have equality and
acceptance if we don't have unity and acceptance of our own kind, end of
story.
This is sooo honest and true, you kept it 100, alot of the girls just want to be straight soo bad to be accepted, when they should really just live in their truth. Alot of trans put being "heterosexual" on a pedestal and it really looks like they're abandoning the community but they should remember they started off n in the community and you're right hetero ppl dont put themselves in categories the gays started that
I'm not apart of the LGBT community cus I'm straight however I am an ally,
but tbh I don't think transgender should be apart of LGB since being
transgender equates to gender and gay, lesbian, and bisexual all equate to
sexual orientation...trans is who you are or who you identify yourself as
while gay, lesbian, or bisexual is who you're attracted to so, but if the
person is a trans man which they're men and they're attracted to men then
they're gay so they belong in LGB and trans women attracted to women since
they're women they would be lesbians so they belong in LGB and trans women
or men attracted to the opposite gender are heterosexual.
+Angel Wright Heterosexual relationship is a woman and a man which trans women = women and trans men = men...trans woman + cisgender man = straight, trans woman + cisgender woman = lesbian, trans woman + trans man = straight or trans man + trans woman = straight, trans man + cisgender man = gay, trans man + cisgender woman = straight...it's simple as that cus sexual orientation is who you're attracted to which has nothing to do with genitalia and gender is your identity.
read the comment from mk lusicos its right under mines
Gay & Tea: Documenting LGBT Culture at a HBCU
In this short film a group of students at the illustrious North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University set out to document gay culture on their campus.
NCATU isn't in "the city" ... it's in a place with little to no type of
"true" gay culture so there's no "safe space" to relax, mingle, and be
empowered in. But HBCUs in major cities with a more vibrant gay culture and
safe spaces tend to attract a larger population of visible LGBT students.
HBCUs such as Texas Southern in Houston, Xavier and Dillard in New Orleans,
Morehouse/Spelman/CAU in Atlanta, Howard in D.C. are the top options for
most black LGBT students I know. Most gay ppl I know who went to a HBCU,
went to one of the schools I just mentioned
+Shanelle Edmonds I'm so happy for NCATSU and how far they've come. I was just stating my opinion that NCATSU isn't a progressive campus despite the visible gays on campus .... more needs to transpire before NCATSU can truly be considered a haven for black LGBT students
+Jss Pss I appreciate your comments, but I think you completely missed the point. This was a display about the gay community on our HBCU and how it's perceived within our community. NC A&T State University also know as NCAT or NCATSU is the number one public HBCU in the nation and that is public not private, and it is number 3 on the top HBCU's in the country including public and private right under Howard University. NC is a small state in general. Charlotte, Raleigh, and Greensboro are the biggest cities NC has. Where there are gay people there is a gay culture and surprisingly there are a significant amount of out gay people that attend our illustrious university. People you know who went to those schools do not represent the whole gay community, so just because they rave about it does not mean an entire gay population agrees with those perspectives which is why there are gay people who attend all of these schools. While I read all of your comments, if you go to the other universities websites they don't mention any LGBT anything. A lot of people wouldn't know unless they attend those universities, which is why you don't know because you don't attend our university.
+Reginald Hux 1) I never said ATL had no DL people 2) I never said there's no gay hatred in major cities 3) ATL actually has less opportunities than most major cities, the unemployment rate is higher than most major cities and the wages are mediocre but gays make that economic sacrifice for the social scene 4)I'm happy about the LGBT progress at NCATU but a pride week isn't indicative of a progressive campus. When I go to NCATU website I see no mention of their LGBT population. Truly progressive schools have LGBT centers, LGBT studies, multiple LGBT organizations, the LGBT community is truly celebrated etc ... NCATU has none of that. The administrators finally threw ya'll a bone with a pride event and pride org and ya'll think ya'll arrived and it's not that simple. In my opinion, I think 10-20% of NCATU population is LGBT but that's not embraced by the university
+Jss Pss It's the south lol. I'm sure ATL has their fair share of church queens. And while I agree that those big cities are ideal for the LGBT community, if I were to move there I would still find problems there as well. Not everyone in ATL is out and it's even known to be filled with DL men and there's always gonna be a population of hate wherever you go. I do hear your point but when it comes to certain aspects you can't compare places like ATL and LA to Greensboro.
+Jss Pss Part of the reason why Atlanta and NYC has such a large LGBT presence is because they are major cities with huge populations in general. I mean just look at ATL for example. I've heard of Atlanta being referenced as "black hollywood" and because of that hype, naturally people flock there including the LGBT community. Most people I know that moved out there are not there for the social scene but for the opportunities. Why would someone who was a fashion merchandise major stay in Greensboro? They would naturally go to NYC or ATL or some other major city. I mean you can't really compare a place like NYC to Greensboro. I think it's a matter of perspective. If you're not here then naturally you can't experience the gay culture here. And I have to disagree completely with the progressive statement. Going from having an administrator saying "we don't need an LGBT organization because there are no LGBT students", to actually having a GSA org, and the campus hosting a pride event is very progressive. I'm not saying Greensboro is rivaling the gay scene in DC or Atlanta but it has something and I would say it's healthy.
+Reginald Hux and don't get me started on the self-loathing church queens. Many of the visible LGBT students you see on campus I'm pretty sure are not out to their families ... they're living two separate lives. Most won't fully come out until later in life
+Reginald Hux No I'm not in Gboro. And you're right, where ever there's gays, there's gay culture but only to some extent. Gboro simply isn't a desirable and healthy location for gays once again despite the fact there's a few gay nightlife options, I mean if it was, NCATU LGBT alums wouldn't be running their ass to Atlanta, DC, NYC, Houston, Dallas, LA almost immediately after graduation. And yes the visibility of LGBT may be growing which is great but it doesn't necessarily mean there's a healthy and vibrant LGBT culture present. NCATU isn't a very progressive campus, there's a lot of churchy hypocrites there and most people subscribe to the mentality of I don't like or accept the gay lifestyle ... yes there are allies present but generally speaking they're a silent minority. There are no active gay organizations on campus with 100s of NCAT students like at some other schools in major cities ... until that happens then we can talk. .
+Jss Pss Are you by chance in the LGBT community in Greensboro and what do you mean by "true" gay culture? Wherever there are gay people there will be gay culture. All of the places you named are major cities for the black LGBT community but just because Greensboro is not considered a major city does not mean there's no gay culture here. In the city of Greensboro the gay population is very visible. There are gay clubs and gay nights at certain clubs. The pride festival was even held on the campus of NCATSU just last year. Like one of the participants said, the visibility of our LGBT students on campus grows every year and as an upperclassman who has observed these changes I can definitely agree. We do in fact have a "safe space" for our students and they are called Safe Zones. Our participant who mentioned that he didn't see any of sign of that present on our campus was also informed about this.