Reply #13: do you think this is productive?

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continuing to fan the flames of this false issue? here's an example of why it's false: me.
i am an example of the black people who haven't been talked about much since Prop 8 passed: i am a black lesbian who voted no on 8.

guess what white gay people: there are some black homophobes. there are some black gay people who think gay marriage is not a priority in their lives. there are some black people who voted for mccain and bush. so fucking what?

why are black people still the focus of prop 8 when we are approximately 7% of the population and there were 5+million votes cast for YES on 8?

by all means: call out bigotry wherever you see it. there is no "double standard." and while we are talking about bigotry...let's talk about one the most segregated places in the the ohso liberal bay area: the castro, yes the "gay mecca." guess who that area is a mecca for? well, it's not black lesbians. and let's also talk about the big gay taboo: the mistaken belief that gay people aren't racists and bigots. it seems real easy to see that with black people...
but how about white, gay people?
http://www.shirleyqliquor.com/
http://www.keithboykin.com/arch/2005/05/04/gay_racism_in_t

i can tell you from my experience that the gay community is no more or less racist than any other community.

i am disappointed in that 70%+ statistic from exit polls (!?) and i do think it speaks to an issue that needs to be addressed. but...please, let's not pretend that's the ONLY problem.