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COMMENTS:
Voted : Because...
...it's not "manly". I have a gay uncle (didn't know this until three years ago), and most of the resentment his older brother has toward him comes from his homosexuality. It's kinda sad, because my uncle is a really great guy. Funny, friendly, smart, kind to a fault. The house he lives in now was given him by the family of one of his former lovers, whom my uncle cared for in the final stages of AIDS, without regard for his own health (not from the AIDS, mind you- he's diabetic).
^ Western world black culture certainly does seem to place an unwholesome amount of importance on over-emphasis of masculinity, take hip-hop "culture" as an example.
Voted : Because...
Well it depends on where the black people are from i think...
that's why some black men go on the down low.
What's the evidence for this?
I would agree that fewer black men seem so happy to wear their homosexuality like some kind of medal that we should all be applauding or showing reverence to (a la queer eye...) but that doesn't mean it's taboo.
Quite frankly, being gay just isn't a big deal. I don't feel the need to parade my heterosexuality (yes, hetero, sorry Kev) around like its something special.
^ bummer. so guess you won't be taking me out dancing anytime soon. 
some gay people do "parade" their sexual orientation too much -- it drives me nuts. that's why virtually none of my friends lead a "gay lifestyle" in the sense that it's not something we flaunt in people's faces. some people are way too obsessed with what goes on in private. as for black men, i think it's a cultural pressure thing and some gay black men i've known said that coming out was very difficult -- some never do and lead two lives.
I don't think it's any different no matter what the community may be.
Quite frankly, being gay just isn't a big deal. I don't feel the need to parade my heterosexuality (yes, hetero, sorry Kev) around like its something special.
Actually, it is, depending on what culture your from. Try being a gay Muslim and see how accepted you would be. You might even get death threats. As for the Black community, as Kev points out, it is difficult for Blacks to come out. Besides, heterosexuality has always been accpeted.
by aya on Thu May 17, 07 10:48am
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