There’s nothing easy about being black, but the struggle for a positive African

American Identity is filled with support for fighting it. However, when that same African

American Male is Gay there is no support team. With the African American struggle you

have your families and community support. But when it comes to being a homosexual

male its not even considered a “Black Thang”, but more like a European American

Infection that is destroying the African American community. African American males

have be brought up to have a love for their families and strength in their community and

the source of history which to build a foundation on. However, the fear of losing their

family and facing the wrath of the community has forced most African American gay men to stair directly toward the closet. While African American Men are allowed to express openly the beauty of the black experience, Insight gained from being gay is shared only when it is safe. Black publications proudly announce their arrival while gay publications arrive in hidden plan manila envelopes.

Most African American men could not think of any reason to become

It makes no since to me that African American men can shut out a portion of there selves because African American men disapprove of how they live their private lives. There exist both prominent if their lives were not under constant scrutiny for traces of lavender within the male’s “blackness”. How can African American males experts in the stupidity of bigotry, turn around and afflict the poison of homophobia upon their selves? Its straight madness!

A lot of people asked me over the past few weeks why was I doing a study on homosexuality and homophobia if I wasn’t gay. One day I was setting in the computer lab, being extra nosey as usual when I over heard a couple of boys talking about homosexuality …well… More like making fun of homosexuality.

source if shame to his family. And in hip-hop culture a sense of masculinity. I mean most African American males watch the HBO television show “Oz” ( a show about brothers in prison) but I would argue that while the African American male community are aware and even content with the fact that a man and another man might have sex with each other in certain circumstances the idea of a man LOVING another man is where problems arise.

Its funny how the African American male community will embrace a trend that will openly degrade woman and other members of the community but shun what a person dose in the privacy of there own home.

many African American gay men are left with dozens of reasoned to be straight. When an African American Man is hurt as a “black Man” there is instant support but when that same “black man” is hurt because he is gay he is

love can teach such hate. Hate the sin not the sinner.

But if an ordinary African American gay male decided to announce his

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