Ministers today need to sit back and realize what Dr. and Mrs. King were all about they don't honor her legacy when they spew homophobia and hatred.
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Farrakhan's invitation comes even as other African American leaders, from Reverend Al Sharpton to hip-hop superstar Kanye West, call for greater acceptance of gay people. This could signal a turning point in our community, ... We are seeing an unprecedented discussion about sexuality in the black community. I'm confident that 20 to 30 years from now we will look at homophobia in the same light that we now look at racism.Keith Boykin
Mrs. King is worth a thousand black preachers running around opposing gay rights.
Keith Boykin
The president of the National Black Justice Coalition, a gay civil rights group that met with Farrakhan on Wednesday, said he was barred from the stage even though he had been invited to speak. I'm disappointed, ... They reneged on their agreement.
Keith Boykin
I guess it depends on how widely this letter is circulated. I'm hoping it will help black gay men to take care of themselves.
Keith Boykin
The effort to discourage HIV infection is laudable, but the campaign against sex parties is completely misguided,
Keith Boykin
It's pretty clear that if they had been two black men it would have been a different reaction. It would have been an evil, nefarious story about deception and disease. These are guys who blatantly cheat on their wives with other men. There's no way it would have been called a love story if they were black.
Keith Boykin
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