Black Transgender Murder in Baltimore

[blk_jnd]

Do gay black women get more of a pass? I'd have to say they do?

Lesbianism is hot, fact. It is hardcoded that bros are too busy imagining two nekkid females writhing together to work up anything but a hardon.

[vidman]

Good post everyone.

We, given the extensive history of bigotry sufferred, should by now, be more accepting of others. I feel our modern culture and even the media hinders overall blacks acceptance of the LGBT community. We really need openly gay black men and trans women in the mainstream media being displayed in a positive light and not some reality based tv/game show contest. Our citizens need to see that we are all people, that should be equally respected and allowed to live our lives happily.

Bravo, Remy! I totally agree that this would help in the tolerance of LGBT issues in the black community. Wouldn't solve the entire problem, but would definitely "soften up" the community to help allow the education of our Black community. Ignorance is the biggest focal point here. We must destroy the ignorance in our communities. Anytime you hear a man call a transsexual a "nigga in a wig" then that tells you that this man is just ignorant and he has no clue of what a transsexual is or how a transsexual feels. And in most cases, that man isn't even interested in being educated on the subject. He doesn't give a shit. All he knows is that if "it" comes near me, then I'm gonna kill it! What kinda way is that to think about another human being. That human being may be somewhat different than you, but nevertheless, a human being who has a mother, father, brothers and sisters that love her just as much as that man's family loves him. Now what makes him think that the love that his family has for him exceeds or is better than the love that the transsexual's family has for her? THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO CONVEY
......THE IMPORTANCE OF ALL HUMAN LIFE!!!!! We must educate and destroy the ignorance. period!!

[vidman]

Vid, to a large degree it's cultural. Open homosexuality is something that has never really been accepted anywhere in the black world. Not in the diaspora nor the motherland. Historically, this behavior is something that was frowned upon and shunned. Looked at as lowly and sinful. Never promoted. Not so amongst the Euro races. They have a much longer history of acceptance and tolerance of homosexuality. From the Greeks to the Romans to our "modern" times. This doesn't justify the inexcusable acts of violence committed upon another but i think it sheds some light unto why it happens so frequently in our community. It also explains why the act of coming out is so much harder. The disdain and ridicule that one encounters from family and friends is too much for many to bear. Hence the whole DL phenomenon. Realistically, it will probably be quite some time before the acceptance level of open homosexuality in the black community matches that of white people. This is unfortunate in my opinion but the sad reality.

Twoway, I totally agree with you bro. But at what point does that black community begin to evolve with the rest of the world? True enough, homosexuality wasn't well tolerated by neither community, white or black, in the historical societies. But it seems to me that as times have progressed, the European has been able to Progress in their thinking. NOT SAYING THAT BLACKS HAVEN'T PROGRESSED!!!! I'm not saying that. Lots of blacks understand indifference and can understand the concept of individuality. However, as a whole, Blacks have not progressed as aggressively as the times have. We have to catch up!!! Example....I can remember talking to my Grandfather about black education in this country. My Granddad was born in 1904 and he told me that back in his day, blacks didn't want to attend major white universities. Not only were they not allowed to attend white universities, but they didn't even want to. Blacks wished to attend black universities and black universities only. Nowadays, blacks are competing with Europeans to get into schools such as Yale, Harvard and Princeton. Point is: as times have progressed when it comes to education and blacks in this country, so does social issues in this country. Ask yourself: What was it that made blacks change their views concerning attending white universities? I don't know what the answer to that question is but what I do know is that the change of view happened just as we (blacks) should work on our change of view when it comes to Social issues such as LGBT. Isn't that called "PROGRESSION?"

[Occultist]

Let this be a lesson to all the rest of these messy trannies out there. People aren't playing these stupid games with yall.

[TVSURFER]

Let this be a lesson to all the rest of these messy trannies out there. People aren't playing these stupid games with yall.

Thank You for putting this thread back on the rails!

[Indy24]

I hate how they regard her as he throughout the whole article.

No respect for the living or the dead.

[Occultist]

I hate how they regard her as he throughout the whole article.

No respect for the living or the dead.

What's wrong with that? Technically, it's a HE.

[Ms Remy M]

Do gay black women get more of a pass? I'd have to say they do?

To an extent many lesbians get a pass. Most lesbians i have known may have issues from family not accepting them, but general society doesn't seem to frown on them nearly as much as the rest of the LGBT community.

[Ms Remy M]

What's wrong with that? Technically, it's a HE.

It's called RESPECT. Tyra was not an "it" or "he". She was trans and anyone with a decent form of manners and/or an iota of intellect would acknowledge a person presenting themselves as female as "she", "her".

What about that article Seanchai posted gives you the impression that Tyra was "messy"?

I remember watching a documentary about leper colonies in India, and I couldn't stop thinking about how sad it is that these people afflicted with this debilitating diease are forced to live apart from society and looked upon as lesser than because of something that's totally out of their control. Sorry to go off topic a bit but regardless of how we look, we are all Homo Sapiens struggling to make it in this life God has blessed us with.

[GroobySteven]

What's wrong with that? Technically, it's a HE.

Continue with your crap if you want the boot.