19YO Former Howard Univ Student Aiyisha Hassan Commits Suicide

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by xp2k

....then again...I guess you could say that for every community....

Then what was the point of the rest of your rant?

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by xp2k

This is going to get me flamed but I have to say it.

I really wish people would stop warning readers and pretending to be psychic. Let people form their own opinions.

Originally Posted by xp2k

They persecute bisexual people and exclude ethnic minorities (specifically black -there's an article about blacks being the least desired group to date in the gay community) as well as overweight people.

Hello

Originally Posted by DrPhil

It can also be vilified in the GLBT communities when people are unwilling to accept the diversity within. That includes diversity based on gender identities, sexuality (not sexual orientation), race and ethnicity, culture, etc. As with other power minority groups, there are those who are GLBT who believe that there is a certain way to think, identify, and behave if you are GLBT.

[dreamseeker]

Originally Posted by xp2k

This is going to get me flamed but I have to say it.

The gay community as a whole is one of the most closed minded communities I've ever come across. They persecute bisexual people and exclude ethnic minorities (specifically black -there's an article about blacks being the least desired group to date in the gay community) as well as overweight people.

you can be gay and racist. it's possible. you can also be gay and have biases against other people. so basically you're saying that a cross section of the gay community will think and function like everyone else. FASCINATING.

I hate to paint the gay community with a broad brush stroke because not every gay person I know is this way, but from discussions, readings, and anecdotal stories I've heard from minorities within the gay community, it's really quite shocking. (I used to work at a health center, and this was our main demographic).

then don't. oh, too late.

And the sad thing is that they arent even aware of the hypocrisy of it all.

and how do you know this?

I dont think gay people are the sinful, sex-crazed, pedophiles that some would want you to believe, but there are some things in their community that people need to open their eyes to.

....then again...I guess you could say that for every community....

all those dots before and after the bolded means you knew that when you came to that realization that everything you said before was void.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by dreamseeker

and how do you know this?

As a trend and generalization, because many minority group members do not see the hypocrisy in being divisive and even discriminatory against other minority group members. As far as I'm concerned, depending on the topic, the jury is still out as to whether that is hypocrisy.

Originally Posted by dreamseeker

all those dots before and after the bolded means you knew that when you came to that realization that everything you said before was void.

What he/she said before those dots was not void. He essentially said what I had already said. He just added a bunch of tone in an attempt to type something groundbreaking and flameworthy.

[agzg]

I read somewhere that LGBT Teenagers are 4x more likely to commit suicide than the rest of the population. I'll start looking for where I read that...

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by agzg

I read somewhere that LGBT Teenagers are 4x more likely to commit suicide than the rest of the population. I'll start looking for where I read that...

http://www.thetrevorproject.org/suic...suicidal-signs

There it is!

[agzg]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

http://www.thetrevorproject.org/suic...suicidal-signs

There it is!

Ah! Thanks! My computer was running really slow so I went to re-start and I had 17 updates! I just signed back on to look for it now.

ETA: This report also states that gay teens are also 8.4% more likely to attempt suicide as well.

[southbymidwest]

It is still terribly sad. My thoughts and prayers are with her loved ones.

[agzg]

Obvious statement follow: not to mention the sentiments against GLBTs within communities of different races.

/obviousstatement.