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white homophobes. This is a
trend that many Blacks asso-
ciate with white homophobes;
the examples are too many to
mention. I am not saying that
Blacks are not as hostile to
Black gays and lesbians, but
the response is a little more
subtle than most white gays
and lesbians realize. The type
of abuse is different. It is
more about isolation and
exclusion. However, in gen-

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'eral it has to be said that

Blacks kill each other for less
political reasons: wrong
neighborhood, wrong color
clothing, you know, all those
intelligent reasons. ‘ A

How did editing this book
change your own views
about “identity politics”?

It’s difficult to give a sound
bite response to this question
because identity is relative. It
depends on the context in
which I find myself.

  

    

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tity haven’t really changed,
it’s just that I’m more aware
of the fact that my identity is
often in the eyes of the
beholder. How I negotiate
that identity depends on what
is at stake, especially
when it’s your life.

However, I am hoping that
this book will allow every
one of us to recognize and
acknowledge the diversity of
Black sexuality and move

away from the shackles of 1

religion as a means of rein-
forcing homophobic views.

If you could wave a
magic wand and right the
wrongs that have been done
to Black gays by the Black
community, what would
you change first? What
would you change to start
righting the wrongs that
have been done to Black
queer people by the white
queer community?

If] had a magic wand there
would be no wrongs to be
righted by any community for
any reason whatsoever. But
in response to the question:
make it illegal for preachers
to use the Bible as a moral
battering ram tojustify homo-
phobia under the guise of an
abomination.

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