Many queers refused to fall into the trap of blaming a racial minority for the passage of Prop. 8, just as many African Americans voted against Prop. 8. Samuel L. Jackson was always cool in my book but now he's uber cool to me! Prop. 8 would never have passed unless people of all racial backgrounds voted for it. But all kinds of people voted against it too, just not enough of them. It's a simple fact, these communities are connected. Ask any number of my friends who are Queer AND African American, another minority or any combination thereof. They don't have the luxury of dispelling homophobia without racism or the other way around. Anyhow, there have also been allies that don't belong to any of these groups and yet they believe in equality. I'm guessing you already knew all this and I'm probably preaching to the choir but I really think the press that emphasizes the numbers of African Americans that voted for Prop. 8 are distorting and sensationalizing the story. Here's one I like:
I do hope that queers who have fallen into the trap of racism or people of color who have fallen into the trap of homophobia will realize the division that causes and some healing can come out of this someday.
http://www.hrcbackstory.org/2008/11/pfaw-blaming-bl.html
I do hope that queers who have fallen into the trap of racism or people of color who have fallen into the trap of homophobia will realize the division that causes and some healing can come out of this someday.
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