re: Racism, Sexism, Homophobia

The Black experience dealing with hate crimes, hatred, discrimination, and prejudice is very different than the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Trans-identified experience dealing with hate crimes, hatred, discrimination, and prejudice. While the life experiences of Black people and members of the GLBT community are quite different, the same stupid rationales, the same illogical patterns of thinking, the same fears, and the same type of hatred are behind all forms of hate crimes, hatred, discrimination, and prejudice. Trying to make people deeply afraid, so they are more likely to hate those who are different, is a tactic that was used against Blacks and GLBT people.

Because the fear of those who are different is fairly common and can be quite strong, members of all minority groups need to work together to overcome hatred, fear, discrimination, and prejudice. The forces that oppose civil rights and true equality are too significant for any one minority group alone to conquer. All minority groups need to work together to ensure there is equality for everybody.

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[MsAgnosticatheist]

No one knows the levels of discrimination than a dark skinned, overweight, black lesbian, so the next time you start to judge someone just think about the bigotry they face everyday.

[garysdeskcom]

@MsAgnosticatheist Thank you for sharing your thoughts.  I think lesbians of color face staggering levels of prejudice and discrimination, compared to gay men.

[snowingshelby]

obviously they are very different experiences because they are different situations. however, the reason these situations are compared to each other so frequently is because they are both civil rights movements.

[garysdeskcom]

Something a lot of people do not know is that gay people held prominent roles in the Black civil rights movement, and that some of the strongest allies gay people have in Washington, DC are Black legislators who were part of the civil rights movement.

Thanks for watching and commenting.

[countsoss]

I would not say fall asleep to. When you post a vid I look forward to listening to what you have to say. If nothing else you grab my attention even if I dont always agree with you.

[garysdeskcom]

Thank you for your kind comments. :-) I've been reading a little about the Black civil rights movement and am starting to understand why some of the leaders of the movement support gay rights. The march on Washington, DC, where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous speech was organized by a gay man. Gay people were there for the Black community, and some of the Black civil rights leaders want to be there for the gay community.

[garysdeskcom]

Thank you for the very kind words. I wish I was a successful businessman or a motivational speaker. I've spoken many times in churches. People have posted that I sound like somebody on PBS. :-D I suspect that could mean I have a voice to fall asleep to. :-> Thanks for watching and posting.

[countsoss]

I do say Gary that you have an un-paralleled way to speak, present and persuade people. It would not surprise me if you were a very successful businessman or motivational speaker. The same kinds of people that I used buy a ticket to in school and then go home early. Now I kind of wish I had stayed to hear them speak.

[garysdeskcom]

Very good point. Discrimination and hate crimes are equal opportunity employers. They can strike any and almost all people. Discrimination and hate is always wrong. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[obamadidit2008]

discrimination is discrimination. whether it is a matter of race,gender,sexual orientation,religion. for any of the above groups TO OK DISCRIMINATION towards one another is digustingly hypocritical and vile