Donnie McClurkin and the Unmasking of Black Hypocrisy

"I still hear people say that I should not be talking about the rights of lesbian and gay people and I should stick to the issue of racial justice," she said. "But I hasten to remind them that Martin Luther King Jr. said, 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.'" "I appeal to everyone who believes in Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream to make room at the table of brother- and sisterhood for lesbian and gay people," she said.
- Reuters, March 31, 1998.


Speaking before nearly 600 people at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Coretta Scott King, the wife of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Tuesday called on the civil rights community to join in the struggle against homophobia and anti-gay bias. "Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood," King stated. "This sets the stage for further repression and violence that spread all too easily to victimize the next minority group."
- Chicago Defender, April 1, 1998, front page.


"We are all tied together in a single garment of destiny . . . I can never be what I ought to be until you are allowed to be what you ought to be," she said, quoting her husband. "I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all Americans who believe in democracy," King told 600 people at the Palmer House Hilton, days before the 30th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination on April 4, 1968. She said the civil rights movement "thrives on unity and inclusion, not division and exclusion." Her husband's struggle parallels that of the gay rights movement, she said.
- Chicago Sun Times, April 1, 1998, p.18.


"For many years now, I have been an outspoken supporter of civil and human rights for gay and lesbian people," King said at the 25th Anniversary Luncheon for the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund.... "Gays and lesbians stood up for civil rights in Montgomery, Selma, in Albany, Ga. and St. Augustine, Fla., and many other campaigns of the Civil Rights Movement," she said. "Many of these courageous men and women were fighting for my freedom at a time when they could find few voices for their own, and I salute their contributions."
- Chicago Tribune, April 1, 1998, sec.2, p.4.


We have a lot more work to do in our common struggle against bigotry and discrimination. I say “common struggle” because I believe very strongly that all forms of bigotry and discrimination are equally wrong and should be opposed by right-thinking Americans everywhere. Freedom from discrimination based on sexual orientation is surely a fundamental human right in any great democracy, as much as freedom from racial, religious, gender, or ethnic discrimination.
- Coretta Scott King, remarks, Opening Plenary Session, 13th annual Creating Change conference of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Atlanta, Georgia, November 9, 2000.


"We have to launch a national campaign against homophobia in the black community," said Coretta Scott King, widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the slain civil rights leader.
- Reuters, June 8, 2001.


For too long, our nation has tolerated the insidious form of discrimination against this group of Americans, who have worked as hard as any other group, paid their taxes like everyone else, and yet have been denied equal protection under the law.... I believe that freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. My husband, Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” On another occasion he said, “I have worked too long and hard against segregated public accommodations to end up segregating my moral concern. Justice is indivisible.” Like Martin, I don’t believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others. So I see this bill as a step forward for freedom and human rights in our country and a logical extension of the Bill of Rights and the civil rights reforms of the 1950’s and ‘60’s. The great promise of American democracy is that no group of people will be forced to suffer discrimination and injustice. - Coretta Scott King, remarks, press conference on the introduction of ENDA, Washington, DC, June 23, 1994.

Thousands of people who oppose same-sex marriage rallied on Parliament Hill Saturday, cheering as Conservative Leader Stephen Harper pledged to support the traditional definition of the union.

... "I'm here because I agree with the normal definition of marriage," said protester Oliver Locke.

Fay Chow, who came with hundreds of Chinese-Canadians from Toronto, agreed. "We want all the members of Parliament to know how the majority of Canadians feel about marriage."

I have Chinese-Canadian roots and have a fascination with the evolution of this community in the city we now know as Vancouver the anglo name for XwMuthkwium (Musqueam)… traditional lands of the Stó:lô Nation (Coast Salish peoples) and better known as Saltwater City (Haam Sui Fhwow) to long time CbC’s (Canadian born Chinese).

Homos, Conservatives and Chinese

July 31, 2007 by tUCC.

Homos. As in Homosexuals.

This was the word tossed about when I was growing up in East Van. Now the politically correct word is “same sex”, Gay or Lesbian. It is a word used without much thought by some kids, and used by others to hurt.

I’ve got to admit, I wasn’t always so “tolerant”. I grew up with a lot of hate.

... A few years back, there was a gigantic rally by some people against what they considered “anti-family” values. Things like homosexuality and the definition of the word Marriage. The rally appeared to have a very strong support from a lot of Chinese Christian groups. And a lot of these protesters seemed to have recently obtained their Canadian citizenships. I assumed this observation, as they were shouting slogans in Mandarin and Cantonese… not in English and not in Taishanese, the dialect of the original wave of early Chinese. ...

Harper uses same-sex to tap into ethnic vote
BRIAN LAGHI, ANTHONY REINHART AND AND ROY MACGREGOR
GLOBE AND MAIL Feb 12, 2005

... People like Mrs.Qiong are at the heart of Conservative Leader Stephen Harper’s strategy of gaining support from traditional Liberal voters by enlisting ethnic communities to fight the federal government’s same-sex legislation.

... Mr. Harper’s tactics stem, in part, from a survey conducted by the Conservative Party before last month’s Victoria caucus meeting. According to party sources, the poll, which did not include Quebec voters, found that the governing Liberals were supported by 31 per cent of decided voters compared with 28 per cent for the Tories. More importantly, however, pollsters asked how many of those voters would consider leaving the Liberal Party if it supported same-sex marriage.

What they found startled them.

A full six percentage points of Liberal supporters said they would consider exiting their party. By contrast, Tory support dropped by only two percentage points when supporters were asked whether they would drift away should the caucus oppose the bill.

Party officials concluded that the six-percentage-point drop for the Liberals was probably made up of small-c ethnic supporters, and decided at that point to begin running controversial newspaper ads opposing gay marriage.

“We’re the only ones who win under that calculation,” said one Conservative member of Parliament, who asked not to be identified by name.

"The Chinese Canadian National Council adds its voice in support of the interveners advocating for same-sex marriage rights," Kenneth Cheung, CCNC National Chairperson said today. "We will continue to work in collaboration with other equality-seeking groups to fight discrimination and advance human rights and social justice in Canada. The federal government should introduce new legislation swiftly since the recent lower court rulings are clearly in support of including same-sex marriage."

I'm surprised that none have mentioned Falwell and his role in
stirring "the pot of hate".  Moral principles when
instilled become harder to UN-ingrain then those self
discovered.  It seems that there are too many willing to
interpret and instill from a 2000+ year old book (or two or
three). the editing there of, and conclude one thing or
another.   I feel that it is not religion per-se that
formulates hate, but the interpreters.  Often hate is the
manifestation of fear, but I would ask is not discovery a
better alternative to alleviate that fear?  I have also seen
hate as an exclusionary process, where by some group wants to
feel exalted or above some other group.  As part of a
popular-culture, sophistry, etc. this makes the exalted group
feel good about themselves.  For instance, Falwell had his
believers feel great, because since they were not gay, then
they must be in god's light and better.  This is diversionary
and caustic to the soul of any human: to lie and swear by it! 


"Why are they so sick and ridiculous?  ... brain wash and
teach you hate"  Charles Mingus from Original Faubus
Fables (as a side note this is a great song)

Why indeed!  As a whole humanity is stronger with maximal
diversity.  The more diverse we are the greater our universe
of understanding.  To bound and subjugate a group is to deny
ourselves awareness, to deny ourselves perspective, and to
deny ourselves to a universe outside our own dogma.  To be the
interpreter of my own soul as compared to the rest of the
world: Everything alive is significant!