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- DADT and Black Lesbians (Part 2)
via Lez-behonest.com
I served in the United States Marine Corps from the years 2001 to 2004. It was truly a journey that changed my life. At the time of joining, I didn’t realize what I was getting myself into…not to bring discredit to the Marines, I just didn’t realize how difficult life was going [...]
- DADT and Black Lesbians (Part 1)
In the spirit of trying to portray real life, there was definitely a reason the character Tasha on the L Word was an officer in the military.
via The Grio.com Ending ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ will be a teachable moment for Black America
If you were watching President Obama’s first State of the Union Address on Wednesday [...]
- Monday Muses
Black Lesbian Couple Files Discrimination Complaint (via Rod 2.0 Beta)
A black Maryland lesbian couple have filed a discrimination complaint against the Tastee Diner in Silver Spring after they were asked to leave the restaurant after embracing at the counter.
Aiyi’nah Ford and Torian Brown say they were ejected at around 2 a.m. August 12 for embracing [...]
- Lesbian Couple Celebrates 70th Anniversary
via HersandHers
SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL / JOSH RITCHIE Buy photo Caroline Leto, right and Venera Magazzu sit in their Dania Beach condominium. The couple met in 1939 at a party. Magazzu thought Leto was funny. She still does.By IHOSVANI RODRIGUEZ South Florida Sun-Sentinel Published: Monday
Yes, couples in their 90s still argue occasionally. This is how it went recently for Caroline Leto and Venera Magazzu as they sipped lemonade on their couch in Dania Beach: “We’re not going to have a party,” said Magazzu, 97, insisting they are too old for such things. “Oh, yes we are,” responded Leto, 96, who noted the two can still polka. “This is a big one.” Indeed. A party celebrating 70 years together is a big deal for any pair. But a celebration of this couple’s love takes on special meaning, considering they had to keep silent about it for decades. “You just couldn’t tell everyone we were lovers,” said Leto. “You tell people we’re friends, and some thought we were sisters.”
Leto and Magazzu downplay their pioneering role in the gay and lesbian community. But many of their friends and relatives talk it up anyway, marveling at how their love was able to transcend a lifetime’s worth of obstacles. To mark their Aug. 17 milestone, members of Etz Chaim, a gay and lesbian congregation in Wilton Manors, are planning a party. They hope Leto and Magazzu will attend and show everyone how to do the polka. “Honestly, I think they are more in love with each other than they were back then,” said longtime close friend and congregation member Gayle Scott.
- Justice For LaTeisha Green
Yesterday was the first day in the trial of Dwight DeLee who is accused in the murder of LaTeisha Green.
On a Friday night last November, Green and her brother, Mark Cannon, went to a party. Several guests objected because they thought the two were gay. Several started yelling “profane and vulgar comments,” police reports [...]
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