Black Quote by Audre Lorde

There is no separation between the black community and the LGBT community. As a black, queer woman myself, I often have to assert, right,…

— Alicia Garza

I would say except when I have been attacked the black community has seldom seen fit to even mention the gay aspect. And since…

— Bayard Rustin

Not all of us are as effective as we could be, should be, or need to be, but some of the [most important] issues…

— Michael C Dawson

I think that the people who come from communities like me as an African-American woman, as a member of the LGBT community, we haven't…

— Lori Lightfoot

I felt like I was being attacked, personally attacked - our community was attacked. Now, I gotta get in their face. I'm proud to…

— Wanda Sykes

The marginalization of African-Americans within their own community based on sexuality is a construct that is more complex than the idea that 'blacks just…

— Karamo Brown

I think it's too easy to just say that there is a direct and necessary conflict between black identity and gay identity. I think…

— John Amaechi

The black community is under attack in so many different ways.

— KiKi Layne

Black community, I think as a whole America is dealing with the issue of homophobia. We got to be really honest about whether we…

— Kerry Washington

Some white people hate black people, and some white people love black people, some black people hate white people, and some black people love…

— Eden Ahbez

“The move to render the presence of lesbians and gay men invisible in the intricate fabric of Black existence and survival is a move…

— Audre Lorde

As a gay person, I'm used to speaking on gay issues. As a black person, I'm used to speaking on black issues.

— Jaboukie Young-White