Identity Quote by Michael Kenny

Life experiences with oppression and homophobia often become internalized and can have detrimental effects on the development of positive sexual identity for Southern black…

— 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

"Not being virulently and overtly racist against black people" and "treating gay people like human beings" are necessary conditions of greatness.

— Mallory Ortberg

“For Black women as well as Black men, it is axiomatic that if we do not define ourselves for ourselves, we will be defined…

— Audre Lorde

“Often black people, especially non-gay folk, become enraged when they hear a white person who is gay suggest homosexuality is synonymous with the suffering…

— bell hooks

“...we have to be aware of the power and importance of organizing not just around identity, but the materiality of daily life, which still,…

— Manning Marable

“Racial identity can be condemned, fought, ignored, or cultivated, but it is unrealistic for a society to pretend it does not exist.”

— Jared Taylor

You could say I don't want for me be seen primarily as a gay writer. I've never hidden my sexuality. It matters that I'm…

— Michael Cunningham

“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

For many gay and bisexual men of color, economic inequalities add to the pernicious effects of oppression and homophobia.

— Karamo Brown

We live in a society that wants to label you with a color, sexuality, religion, or ethnicity. It divides us, but it also allows…

— Logan Browning