homophobia
National Coming Out Day
I’m #black; I’m #gay; hell, I’m even #catholic! What you think of me is none of my business! So, #GetOverIt! #NCOD #lgbt #NOH8
— Christian L. Aviance (@angelindiskies) October 11, 2012
Henry Rollins
A group of Christians showed up at a Chicago Pride Parade back in July holding up signs saying things like: “I’m sorry that Christians judge you.”, “I’m sorry for how the churches treated you,” & “I used to be a Bible banging homophobe, I’m sorry.”This is the love Jesus talks about, I wish more people would show this kind of love.
Always reblog this because it’s beautiful.
I Love My Boo campaign features real young men of color loving each other passionately. Rather than sexualizing gay relationships, this campaign models caring, and highlights the importance of us taking care of each other. Featured throughout New York City, I Love My Boo directly challenges homophobia and encourages all who come across it to critically rethink our notion of love.
GMHC is the world’s first and leading provider of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and advocacy. Building on decades of dedication and expertise, we understand the reality of HIV/AIDS and empower a healthy life for all. GMHC fights to end the AIDS epidemic and uplift the lives of all affected.
I simply cannot express how wonderful this is.
October is National AIDS Awareness Month
a perfect gift for homophobes :))
AFL
Homophobia stops here!
(via Phoenix Suns president Rick Welts has a message: He’s gay - ESPN)
I am including the ESPN page of comments regarding this news. It’s interesting to see what the mostly male sports fans have to say about this.
SMH @ most of the comments
Ben Cohen: Battling Homophobia Is His Duty
Rugby superstar Ben Cohen says he grew up around gay people and that helping to combat homophobia is his duty. By Advocate.com Editors
Rugby superstar Ben Cohen says he grew up around gay people and that helping to combat homophobia is his duty, according to an interview with website Accidental Bear. Asked about the inspiration for his desire to make people more accepting, Cohen replied that his views stem from meeting the guys and hearing their stories of bullying.
“We get literally hundreds of emails and Jill [Cohen’s manager] passes them on for me to read,” Cohen says. “That is what has spurred me on more that anything to make a noise about it and make people in general aware of what is going on. I grew up around gay people as my family had nightclubs and I used to spend a lot of time there. So to me it was normal. But when I realized that others were not so tolerant and people were taking their own lives through depression and harassment over their sexuality, I thought I had a duty to do something about it.”Cohen, a longtime opponent of homophobia in sports, recently launched the antibullying Ben Cohen Acceptance Tour with its “Beer with Ben” slogan in England and will visit Atlanta, New York, Seattle, and Washington next month. For more information, visit Cohen’s site.