Mormon Prop 8 Backlash = Black Oppression
October 15, 2009 by James · Leave a Comment
The anti-Mormon backlash after California voters overturned gay marriage last fall is similar to the intimidation of Southern blacks during the civil rights movement, a high-ranking Mormon says in a speech to be delivered Tuesday. Read more
A Response to Granderson
July 20, 2009 by James · Leave a Comment
The fact that he didn’t mention the inclusion of black gays in Stonewall but rather contrasted it to black history (wouldn’t Stonewall be considered a part, albeit a small part, of black history) emphasizes the basic emptiness of his piece. Read more
Congressman John Lewis Speaks OUT!
March 19, 2009 by James · Leave a Comment
It was 44 years ago (March 7, 1965) when a brave group of Americans set out to march from the small town of Selma, Alabama to the Capital of Montgomery in a peaceful demonstration to promote civil rights and voting equality for African-Americans. Read more
Time to Work: A Call for Action
March 9, 2009 by James · Leave a Comment
Perhaps it shouldn’t be up to the courts to decide our rights. If that happens, there will always be the notion from adversaries that we don’t deserve those rights. It will be said that “activist judges” gave our equality to us. Read more
Happy Black History!
February 24, 2009 by James · Leave a Comment
Black is Beautiful, Gay is Good! is a photography-based exhibition that celebrates Black Gay culture, life and history by Haitian-American photographer Ocean Morisset. Read more
A New Method
January 25, 2009 by James · Leave a Comment
In his Inauguration Address, President Obama acknowledged that “we are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and non-believers.” Read more
What’s Your Agenda?
January 21, 2009 by James · 2 Comments
Make sure you tune in every Wednesday night to Gay Agenda on Blog Talk Radio as your host James Hipps discusses news and events that affect the LGBT community and beyond! Read more
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day – A Day to Celebrate!
January 19, 2009 by James · Leave a Comment
“Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last.” Those were the closing words in the famous Martin Luther King Jr. Speech entitled “I Have a Dream”. Read more
Gay Marriage, Religious Rights, and Freedom of Association
November 26, 2008 by James · Leave a Comment
Prop 8’s supporters have turned the whole idea of individual liberty on its head. Read more
Gays Haven’t Suffered Enough
On The View yesterday former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee shows just how clueless Republican leaders are about all civil rights issues and not just LGBT civil rights. Read more
