The headline should be LGBT History Month and Pride should help break down Racism and Islamophobia by celebrating LGBTI heroes such as Malcolm X, James Baldwin, Tracey Chapman, Angela Davis, etc. What Peter Thatchell fails do say is that when LGBTI history month is celebrated it fails to represent black LGBTI heroes like Malcolm X jazz singer Billie Holiday, author and civil rights activist James Baldwin, soul singer-songwriter Luther Vandross, blues singer Bessie Smith, poet and short story writer Langston Hughes, singer Johnny Mathis, novelist Alice Walker, civil rights activist and organiser of the 1963 March on Washington Bayard Rustin, blues singer Ma Rainey, dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey, actress, singer and dancer Josephine Baker, Olympic diving gold medallist Greg Louganis, singer and songwriter Little Richard, political activist and philosopher Angela Davis, singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman . Especially when I look at libraries, schools LGBTI events celebrating the month. Before we start attacking Black history month about lack of representation we need to do something about representation in LGBTI community. Look at mainstream Pride! Has Thatchell got any politics? Jeeze he pisses me off. Or am I reading this wrong? Thkz Sandra Nutmeg and Gracey Morgan
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:15:17 +0000
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