Thought for the Day

I'm calm, I'm calm,
I'm perfectly calm,
I'm utterly under control.
I haven't a worry:
Where others would hurry I stroll.

I'm calm, I'm cool,
A gibbering fool
Is something I never become.
When thunder is rumbling
And others are crumbling,
I hum.

Hm--hmmm--hmmmmm!!!!! HMMMMM!!!! H-M-M-M!!!!

— A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

GLBT and Race

The fact of the matter is, that just like any other social grouping in the GLBT community, whiteness seeks to lead and make its issues primarily the focus for organizing. In the most comprehensive study done of the the black GLBT population in 2002, 50% of the black GLBT respondents reported racism, or racist experiences when interacting within the GLBT community. Clearly if 50% of the population is reporting a negative experience, this is not just something a few black activists are critiquing from a position of homophobia.

— GLBT Black And Invisible

The whole article is fascinating. Again, I wish I could remember where I found the link.