What is it about “race” that makes injustice so powerful? Jared shares a personal story.
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I’ve got to be a Macho Man Pt. 2
The second and final part of Jared’s account of what it means to be gay and masculine, and why it’s not a homosexual issue, but a human one.
I’ve got to be a Macho Man, Pt. 1
![I’ve got to be a Macho Man, Pt. 1](https://s51dev.smilepolitely.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/village_people.jpg)
Being gay doesn’t immediately mean being effeminate. Jared tells us why masculinity is a human issue, and that’s that.
Are we talking race or homophobia?
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Being black and gay is a unique position to be in. How it affects society on the whole matters more than one might assume.
A queer notion
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Acceptance and fair play are what one might assume coming out means within the LGBTQ community. Surprises and disappointment, however, abound.
A question of political identity
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Is the dream still deferred? A seemingly flippant but heavily racist comment on Jared’s Facebook page led him to start questioning his own political identity.