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Originally posted by Marie
Here's a thought. In a previous discussion of homosexuality and downlow brothers, it was stated that the Black community was much less accepting of homosexuality than white communities. Someone said that this was a reason behind some of the dishonesty and secrecy. So maybe it is more prevalent in Black communities b/c men don't feel comfortable being "out" and gay. Maybe in white communities gay men are just gay men, so they don't have to hide that behind a straight lifestyle. Also, do you think that the # of black men who visit prison has anything to do with it? I can't imagine that you'd ever be right if you "crossed that line".
Marie
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Marie, I think that your post has alot of merit to it.
Also, yes, I do think that our increasing number of Black gay men does have to do with the prison population. Also, maybe it's just me, but many of the gay men that I am familiar with were sexually abused as young boys. An increase in sexual abuse of our children might also be a factor in increasing numbers. I am not interested in getting into the debate of whether homosexuality is learned or something that someone is born with, I am simply stating that in my experience, these men that are gay or bisexual have oftentimes had early experiences of sexual abuse. I don't think that it's weird to see the connection between sexual abuse and a sexual behavior - we also have a large segment of young girls who are very promiscuous and many of them were abused at a young age. At any rate, parents have to be more careful about leaving young children with adults, even uncles, and cousins. I know that when I was a young child, my mother would never leave me with a man besides my father. No grandfather, no uncle, no cousin. It wasn't happening.
Ok, sorry for the ramble.
Marie, I agree with your post.
SC