Society has progressed,but many members of our community hold onto self-hate and shame from an earlier era, with sometimes fatal consequencesOver a year ago, or I flew to Greensboro,North Carolina, to figure out why a closeted 21-year-old homosexual man would allegedly set another homosexual man, or Stephen White,on fire and destroy him. I spent days talking with family, loved ones, and community members – anyone,really – approximately the case, asking why they thought this happened. I repeatedly heard one clear answer: this is what happens when you hate yourself. Many people that I interviewed felt White was set on fire because his assailant couldn’t deal with his own homosexuality, and they told me that they understood the internal clash he felt in their conservative city. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com