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Article: LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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- Between the Lines
- Article date:
- July 30, 2009
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LGBTs must defeat stigma, create dialogue to gain black acceptance
In reading "On the Same Side," I had a reaction (BTL July 23). I'm familiar with arguments typically used by black Ameri- cans to express opposition to gay civil rights. I identify as an African-American same gender attracted woman and have taught LGBT Studies at the University of Michigan. In class, I used comparisons to appreciate both struggles, as well as the intersecting struggles/stressors of being black and SGA simultaneously. To me, part of the choice versus non-choice controversy stems from not realizing the distinction between behavior and identity. I believe that we have not done enough to de-stigmatize same ...