by Rev. Irene Monroe
More and more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people of African descent are marrying.
An idea that was once thought of as an anathema to black queer identity, marriage, in our LGBTQ communities, is being celebrated and on the rise. And many of us are now proudly walking down the aisle to [...]
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Black Queers are Tying the Knot
Posted on 02 October 2009 by Rev. Irene Monroe | Comments (0) | Tags: black community, gay marriage, LGBTQ, Rev Irene Monroe
The Queerness of Michael Jackson
Posted on 08 July 2009 by Rev. Irene Monroe | Comments (1) | Tags: African American entertainer, black community, Diana Ross, funeral, Lisa Marie Presley, Marlon Jackson, memorial service, Michael Jackson, MJ, racism, Rev. Al Sharpton, vitiligo
by Rev. Irene Monroe
At Michael Jackson’s memorial service the Rev. Al Sharpton gave a rousing speech that had the congregation at the Staple Center rise to their feet at times with shouts of Amen.
Shaprton made one particular statement in his speech to MJ’s three children, addressing the reasons for Jackson’s eccentricities when he said, “ [...]
Good Feeling’s Gone
Posted on 07 August 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 000 miles wide and 10 inches deep, 18 million votes, 4-more years, 527 groups, ads, ads so vile they are now in the Republican arsenal, Al Gore, Anglerfish, are too Democratic, attack ad machine, base is 10, because what’s at stake here is bigger than any one of, bitch slap, black community, burning through his fingertips, Bush = McCain, Bush fatigue, cathartic for the entire party, chum for the hungry masses and media sharks, clinton, conservative half, Countdown, delegates heard, democratic party, Democrats Abroad, do this, economic fatigue, EVERYONE has a bloody voice, everyone is toeing party line, Finding Nemo, flower children, general doom and gloom, get back in the line, get over themselves, Good Feeling’s Gone, good for Obama, group therapy, hates John McCain as nominee, her name should be placed in nomination, Hillary and Bill back to reality, Howard Dean, it’s about winning the damned election, Keith Olbermann, kow-towing to the Clinton’s, live in state of fear of upsetting, living in cloud-cuckoo land, machines. Tiananmen Square, Marlin, money is flowing, narcissistic ways, NBC Political Director Chuck Todd, Never bring a knife to a gunfight, no one dares upset anyone, nobody told you to go $20 million in debt Senator, now want everyone to pay for them, obama, on board, pay your money, polarisation in the nation, policy issue setbacks, preparing for 2012, Republican Party, RNC, run them over, should portend a Democratic landslide, special comment, study it further, stunt, Supreme Court justices, tabled every action, take a decision, take the mantel of leadership, the party will never forgive her, they know how to win elections, walked out of meeting wondering why we bothered coming, war fatigue, we’re too busy explaining our feeling, when the Democratic Party is divided they lose election, why should I support after the party after what they di, will backfire, won only three Presidential elections in the last 40-ye, you attacked Obama, you did that yourself
This line was uttered by Marlin the Daddy clownfish searching for his son in the film ‘Finding Nemo’ when he comes to the realisation that the light in the depths of the ocean he has been dreamily following is the lure of an Anglerfish. Barack Obama must feel the same way when a YouTube video of [...]
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