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African American GBLTQ history forum lively and informative |
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| African American GBLTQ history forum lively and informative | |
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by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer It might have been below freezing outside last Thursday night, but inside the spacious auditorium of Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, a lively discussion about the unspoken history of African-American GBLTQ folks was going on. Presented by the Central District Forum as part of their American Heritage Series, the panel discussion dealt with how African-American GBLTQ people in the past have had significant parts of their history left out, because often the public didn't care to know about this part of their lives. Panelists Brian Freeman, Dorothy Payne, and Rev. Goodwin (co-chair of the Black Pride Committee) gave historical references and shared personal experiences to add to the discussion and illustrate a need to rewrite history. "Some people knew Barbara Jordan was a Lesbian, but when a movie was made about her life, nothing was shown. And we know that woman was her partner, not just her 'friend.' I'm sure seeing that movie really hurt her partner a lot," Payne said, referring to a film made about the late Senator Barbara Jordan's life - minus her longstanding Lesbian relationship. Freeman also mentioned how a school to be named after civil rights activist and Gay leader Bayard Rustin found community leaders changing their plans when they found out he was Gay. "I think there's another school in that town named after him now, but I'm not sure," said Freeman. After the panel discussion there was a Q&A session by audience members who echoed the need for all people to have their histories be as thorough as possible and making sure their being GBLTQ people was noted in future writings about them. For more information on upcoming Central District Forums, call 323-032, or go online to info@cdforum.org. |
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