TWO Interview with Rev. Irene Monroe: Homophobia and Donnie McClurkin

Rev. Irene Monroe is a Ford Fellow and doctoral candidate at Harvard Divinity School.

In this interview, Irene will discuss her views on LGBT outreach to the African American community, "ex-gay" gospel singer Donnie McClurkin and the efforts of white evangelical politicians to lure black preachers.

Monroe writes religion columns - "The Religion Thang," for In Newsweekly, the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender newspaper that circulates widely throughout New England, "Faith Matters" for The Advocate Magazine, a national gay & lesbian magazine, and "Queer Take," for The Witness, a progressive Episcopalian journal.

Her writings have also appeared in the Boston Herald and in the Boston Globe. Her award-winning essay, "Louis Farrakhan's Ministry of Misogyny and Homophobia", was greeted with critical acclaim. Monroe states that her "columns are an interdisciplinary approach drawing on critical race theory, African American , queer and religious studies. As an religion columnist I try to inform the public of the role religion plays in discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people.

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• Donnie McClurkin

[serappia]

wonderful woman, all the best.

[astro7098]

Dear Rev. Monroe Thank God THE LORD has sent you to this troubled world. I thank you You need to be up front and center and teach our troubled black community. thank you and God bless!

[barmason3]

Amen! Rev. Joseph Luster

[mariatinaza]

Im an Asian, but i really praise the afro-american church peeps, they really serious bout their faith. i loved donnie, kim burrel and the clarks' but we need more like Rev. Irene Monroe.. she's like a version of Desmond Tutu. Thank Jesus for Rev. Irene. tell the devil they cant destroy our church..

[Tiggs63]

Rev. Irene Monroe is an awsome woman to speak out about the homophobia in the black community.

[RCALennon]

Wow! that was interesting.

[canyonwlkr]

great interview

[burk0000]

Awesome video,  thank you!

[garysdeskcom]

Excellent ideas. Where I live, some gay people have been involved directly in helping refugees from Africa immigrate. I think that has helped show gay people can act in ways that are beneficial to the Black community.