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CNN Anchor Don Lemon says being Black and gay is worst thing a person can be
Popular CNN Anchor Don Lemon, who not long ago told the world he was gay, recently stated being a black gay male is the worst thing to be in the African-American community.
Popular CNN Anchor Don Lemon, who not long ago told the world he was gay, recently stated being a Black gay male is the worst thing to be in the African American community. He expressed there’s a lack of acceptance of the LGBT community by black Americans.
Don Lemon on being Black and gay
According to reports, this statement has angered many African American women. Additionally, those that do not believe that homophobia is more prevalent with the African American community.
During a media blitz for his book Transparent, gay CNN anchor Don Lemon candidly opened up about the homophobia he has experienced in the Black community.
“It’s quite different for an African American male,” he told the New York Times in May 2011. “It’s about the worst thing you can be in black culture.”
It wasn’t the first time that African Americans had been accused of not supporting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. But his comment inspired a swift deluge of criticism from black women, black LGBT folks and LGBT allies. In The Root, contributor Michael Arceneaux contested Lemon’s allegation. The backlash against Lemon challenged the perception that African Americans are more homophobic than any other group.
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