A garden of homophobia: our black churches are fertile soils for planting and cultivating homo hatred

Is it the will of God to devalue the lives of women, people of African ancestry, and queers? On the question of race, African-Americans, Christians, and non-Christians clearly see the answer as no. However, on sexual orientation many of us are optically challenged. When asked by newscaster [Tavis Sm...

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Published in:The Advocate (Los Angeles, Calif.) Calif.), 1997-12 (748), p.9
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