My Pride Story

Back in 2004, I marched in the NYC Pride parade. I was a part of the students and staff of Cornell group, there were about 20 of us at the time. Several them wanted to carry signs to express how they were out and proud. I wanted to do something different.

At the time, the media was all over the whole 'DL' thing. JL King went on Oprah and started a firestorm about Black Gay men being on the down low. After that mess, it felt like there was a target on our backs. So, I thought, "Why not change the message?" The night before the march, my best friend and I decided we would carry signs that said: NO DOWN LOW HERE and PROUD BLACK MAN. We were convinced it was the best thing we could do to send a new message out there.

The next day, we were set and ready to go. We took our signs and headed down the avenue. When we were marching, I remember seeing the faces of the Black men in the crowd. They were cheering and supporting us all the way. I was overflowed with so much emotion that it felt like I was flying. My friend was also on a cloud as well.

What we were doing had a powerful effect. Seeing the Black LGBT fam giving us so much love, truly inspired me. In fact, I think it was in that moment I knew I had to do more for our community.
Marching in that parade, made me realized what Pride was all about. It also made me very aware of the job I had to do.

So, at NYC Pride 2004... I became an activist and it's been one hell of a ride.

A Gay Couple weds at NYC's Midtown Comics Store

Who said comics don't inspire others?

Comics geeks Scott Everhart, 39, and Jason Welker, 33 were the lucky couple to be married at NYC's Midtown Comics in honor of Northstar and his man Kyle.

They have an awesome story on how they met, please check it out here

The couple had their ceremony this morning in the store. Midtown posted the pics on their Tumblr..

I think this is a great way to start their new lives together... In holy Gay Geekdomony

In Honor of Don Cornelius, fans perform the 'Soul Train' line in Times Square - WATCH

Dumbass Pastors in Fear of Harlem Pride

Harlem Pride President Carmen Neely

"God does not want to see homosexuals in our parks." This statement is coming from some stupid pastor who doesn't want a gay picnic in Marcus Garvey Park for Harlem Pride. And the sad part is, that pastor isn't alone in his views.

"If children start to believe it is okay to be gay, they will think it's okay to be a pedophile or have sex with animals," said Dr. Ronald Ferguson, the senior pastor at Antioch Church of God on W. 124th St. "It's a slippery slope."

Ferguson, who has three adult children and four grandkids, said he expects parishioners to follow his lead and stay indoors when the second annual Harlem Pride event arrives June 24.
"This gay pride nonsense is an abomination," Ferguson told the Daily News. "God does not want to see homosexuals in our parks."

Neither do Ferguson or some other local pastors fuming over the celebration of gay rights set for Marcus Garvey Park.

"The park is a family area, and the homosexual agenda will do nothing but harm the community," said Pastor Charles Curtis of Mount Olivet Baptist Church.
"Due to our religious beliefs, we do not support ... that event."

I love how these fools use these dumb excuses. The celebration picnic is all about freedom and pride. Nobody's trying to destroy the Black family. These pastors need to get a clue and STFU.

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Gay Men Targeted in NYC's West Village

The Village in NYC ain't as safe as it used to be. According to NYPD, there are some thugs targeting gay men in the area.

GBM News has the story:

At least five gay men have been robbed by “mugging teams” in New York City’s West Village over the past two weeks, police warned yesterday.


The robberies, all during the early morning hours, were concentrated in the area of Christopher Street and Seventh Avenue South, the heart of the traditionally gay-oriented Village.


Along Christopher Street are several well-known gay bars, such as the Stonewall Inn, the Hangar, and Fat Cat.


The criminals are apparently finding their marks in such places, including a 26-year old victim who told investigators he “blacked out” during a party at the Hangar, and awoke in a pizza shop up the block, where he was met by a “heavyset woman”.


This woman told him his bag had been lifted, but she knew where it was. She led him to the bottom of a stairwell at 80 Christopher Street (many buildings and businesses along the blocks of Christopher Street west of Seventh have depressed entrances), where, she said, his bag had been dumped.


When the unidentified victim went down to retrieve it, he was jumped from behind and his iPhone was taken.


According to police, all five of the victims were alone when they were robbed, and detectives are said to be looking for several suspects, “possibly organized crews”.


Mugshots have been released of at least two suspects, one a heavyset woman described as a player in the Hangar robbery, and a possible accomplice, a young, fit male. 

Wow! This is one of the few area I hang out while I'm in NYC. Sad to hear this is going on. To my fam down in the Village and Christopher St., be careful and stay alert.

WATCH: The (POSSIBLE?) Captain America final scene with Nick Fury

This is a clip from this weekend's shoot of Cap. in NYC. Some folks believe this is the final "Nick Fury" scene of the movie.

NYC Activist Allen Roskoff calls for a Donald Trump Boycott

Like many of us, Donald Trump totally pissed gays off by saying we don't deserve marriage rights or benefits. In fact, he has gay activist Allen Roskoff calling for a boycott on the fake haired bastard.

"He's crossed the Rubicon," says Roskoff, a founder of the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club. "It's unconscionable that he could exist in New York City." [...]

"He's an extreme bigot," says Roskoff, who was the first openly gay appointed official in New York City and has served under Gov. Mario Cuomo and Mayor David Dinkins, among others."

Roskoff adds: "Not only should gays be furious, we should be boycotting the products of the advertisers on his TV show" - "Celebrity Apprentice," which premiered Sunday night on NBC-TV  "and  certainly boycotting his casinos and hotels and apartment buildings."

Noting that Trump recently switched his stance on abortion from pro-choice to pro-life, Roskoff says: "His game plan is to appeal to the extreme right." But he continues: "How he does business in New York, how he's tolerated is beyond me. I think things are going to change for him."

I do believe that Trump has a war on his hands. NYC gays don't play.

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VIDEO: Queer Rising NYC Gay Marriage Protest

 

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In The Bronx: The Gay Gang member Speaks about the Beating

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WATCH NAACP President Benjamin Jealous speak at the New York City LGBT Community Center

NAACP President Benjamin Jealous made history by speaking at the New York City LGBT Community Center a few days ago. He was there to promote, One Nation Working Together, a rally for October 2nd  in Washington, D.C.

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NAACP President will Speak in the New York City LGBT Community Center

NAACP president Benjamin Jealous will make history by being the 1st NAACP president to meet in a LGBT center this Wednesday. The meeting is in preparation for the rally, One Nation Working Together, which takes place in Washington, D.C. next month.

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The visit, believed to be the first by a sitting NAACP president to an LGBT center, comes in advance of the rally backed by major civil rights organizations and unions, which is expected to draw hundreds of thousands to the Lincoln Memorial on October 2 under the theme of “jobs, justice, and education.” Participating groups such as the NAACP, the National Council of La Raza, the AFL-CIO, and the Service Employees International Union will issue their most explicit call to date for LGBT equality during the march.

“I believe it is unprecedented for the sitting NAACP president to speak at the New York LGBT center, or any LGBT center, for that matter,” said Jeffrey Campagna, head of the LGBT desk for One Nation Working Together in New York. “It is an indication of the true coalition that One Nation Working Together represents and the true opportunity this is for the LGBT movement to join with labor groups and other civil rights groups to advance our agenda.”

I'm proud of Benjamin for making this progressive move forward.

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