No one has a patent on homophobia and even the oppressed can fall victim to fear mongering and ignorance. It’s a tragedy that anyone should have to remind people that their lives matter without adding the shame and violence heaped onto the queer community. Even more when some of that hate comes from within your own community. Black Non-believer and atheist activist Kevon Cameron joins me and Rudy as we look to learn about the unique challenges of homophobia for BIPOC, plus viewer calls. Catch the episode below at 7p CT 4/22 and be sure to check back afterwards for some footNOTES!
The black-white drag divide: ‘White Famous,’ Chris Rock and Tyler Perry on saying yes to the dress by Greg Braxton for Los Angeles Times
The Ballroom Scene Has Long Offered Radical Freedoms For Black and Brown Queer People. Today, That Matters More Than Ever by Benji Hart for Time
Homophobia in the Black Church: How Faith, Politics, and Fear Divide the Black Community by Anthony Stanford
Getting at the Root of Black “Homophobic” Speech by Cleo Manago
African sexuality and the legacy of imported homophobia by Leah Buckle for Stonewall
The controversy around Lil Nas X’s new video is steeped in homophobia and racism by Ana Ortega for Duclarion
