Separate but Equal

Separate but equal is a set phrase that systems of segregation giving different "colored only" facilities or services with the declaration that the quality of each group's public facilities remain equal. The phrase also came from the article written by an anonymous person in 1869. The article titled "Separate but Equal" was about how people had equal rights but were separated because of race. via Wikipedia.

I wonder is the gay movement separate by equal?

I wonder this because of a piece I read tonight on Advocate.com. I was bit bore and decide to read past Commentary. The Commentary was written by Jasmyne Cannick, it was written back in July 2006. I guess if I call her a reverse racist I would be wrong and out of order, right.

Let me get this straight, no pun intended. Individuals who are not from black communities—and know little to nothing about our community and for the most part aren’t even remotely interested in really working with our community—know how to talk to blacks about marriage. 

Well maybe if the black communities stop living in the damn past maybe things could be better then what is now. Also maybe if the Black community open up and allow true dialogue maybe there wouldn't be so much misunderstanding.

Then again the Black community does like to keep to its self doesn't it. Has the black community back to the days of Separate by Equal. It seems they want everything Separate these days, separate pride days, AIDS awareness groups and out reach centers.

then there is this point,

Every time I turn around, I’m hearing about coalition building—coalition building for whose benefit? Black gays would be better off building coalitions with the larger black community, but we can’t because every time we turn around the gay leadership is using their money to get in good with the black leadership and leaving us out of the picture completely.

Just stop and think if the so-powerful white gay community did nothing to built these coalitions and work by themselves they would be called by every black community leader a pack of racists. It seem sometimes you just can't win for losing.

If a large group of white LGBT members got together and held community events without including Blacks, what do you think the out cry from the black community would be. I tell you that it would be very ugly. Names would be called and Accusation would be made.

Come to think of it, I don't see the type of out reach that is done by the white gay community to the black community, coming back from the black gay community