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Op-ed: The Tragic Consequences of Being an Anonymous Minority Statistic

Started by SandraJane, August 31, 2011, 06:41:00 PM

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August 31, 2011, 06:41:00 PM
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Op-ed: The Tragic Consequences of Being an Anonymous Minority Statistic
Posted on Advocate.com August 29, 2011 04:30:00 AM ET
By Terry Angel Mason, op-ed contributor

http://www.advocate.com/Politics/Commentary/Oped_The_Tragic_Consequence_of_Being_an_Anonymous_Minority_Statistic/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AdvocatecomDailyNews+%28Advocate.com+Daily+News%29

Author Terry Angel Mason says it's not only the black churches that are to blame for violence against LGBT people of color.
There are thousands of same-gender-loving people within the congregations of black churches. Because I have ministered from their pulpits for more than 40 years, I am very aware of how these churches' refusal to address issues such as HIV/AIDS has gravely crippled us. But there are other more commonly overlooked culprits.
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