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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Upcoming Washington DC Panel Discussion On LGBTQ Youth Of Color

0 comments Posted by barongan at 1:00 AM

On October 24 there will be a town hall meeting in Washington DC presented by Beautiful U -Yes U Institute, The One Mic Stand with Simply Nay and Damien Ministries entitled 'Young Black and LGBTQ- Who Is Protecting Me?' 

The town hallmeeting will take place at the MCCDC Church located at 474 Ridge St NWWashington, DC 20011 and will run from 6-8:00 PM EDT.  

The town hall will explore experiences, services available and the lack of them that havecontributed to the emergence of self-identified gay gangs and the surge of attackson the transgender population of Washington DC..  

A town hall panel comprised of youth, youth services providers,community leaders and elected officials will examine these contributors and theoffered resources thought to remedy these harsh realities.
“Over half of homeless youth identify as LGBTQand less than half of LGBTQ nonprofit initiatives are helping them, that is oneof the problems,” says Aiyi’nah "SimplyNay" Ford,  host of The One Mic Stand with SimplyNay andpanel participant.

Other participants in this Monday night town hall event and invited speakers include:

Jeffrey Richardson, The Mayor'sOffice of LGBT Affairs
Sharon Lettman-Hicks, The NationalBlack Justice Coalition
Amena Johnson, Sexual Minority YouthAssistance League
Samantha Masters, RainbowSoul{Morgan University's Gay Straight Alliance}
Brian Watson, Transgender HealthEmpowerment

This event is the first of Beautiful "U" Yes U's "Justicefor All" Town Hall Series.

For further information please contactbeautifuluyesu@gmail.com or tune in to The One Mic Stand with SimplyNay atwww.blogtalkradio.com/onemicstand  You can also contact Tre'ona Kelty at 202-352-2679
My name is Tre’ona Kelty and I am a black lesbian female. Afterreading the article, {insert article name and date published} I wasdisheartened to learn that “The Check Its” exists.  I understand wherethese youth are coming from as being Black and LGBTQ {lesbian} is one of thehardest situations to deal with in life.
The article made reference to youth frequenting the streets ofChinatown. Quite rankly, there are no safe places for the LGBTQ community ofColor. We are not welcome within the traditional church. Our families ostracizeand disown us.  Too often, we must change our identity in order tofunction in “Corporate America”. Our police ignore our complaints and allow ourTransgender family to be shot in the streets. In synopsis, we live incommunities who believe we should be damned.
 Subsequently, this gang provides a psuedo “safe place” forthese youth. They feel that there is no where else to turn and no one who caresenough to reach back to help and support them. So many times we as AfricanAmericans-especially LGBTQ indentified- forget how hard it was to grow updifferent. We forget about the abuse and the bullying. We get our “goodgovernment jobs” and leave our youth to fend for themselves! What do we expectthem to do as opposed to forming their own familial structure? Refer toBennett’s quote for the real problem, “I want to go back to school to get myGED, but I do not know where to begin.” These kids yearn for assistance, buthave no where to turn. They are fighting for their lives, literally. How darewe judge if, we as a community have not tried to rally and reach back to helpthem and others like them.
I could not read this article and not feel compelled to move andgive back. My organization “Beautiful U Yes U” in collaboration with “The OneShow with Simply Nay” will host a town hall meeting entitled, “Young, Gay andBlack: Who Is Protecting Us?” This townhall meeting intends toquestion experiences, services and lack thereof that have contributed tothe emergence of self-identified gay gangs and surge of attacks on thetransgender population within this marginalized community.   A panelof youth, youth services provider, community leaders and elected officials willexamine these contributors and the offered resources thought to remedy theseharsh realities. We can no longer sit back and do nothing,waiting for someone else to take care of the problem. It is our duty andobligation to reach back and help. Will you join us?
For more information contact:
Tre’ona ( Ms. Tree) Kelty
Founder, Executive Director
Beautiful U Yes U
202-413-4083
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Beautiful-U-Yes-U
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On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Treona kelty <treona.kelty@gmail.com> wrote:
Take a look and give your thoughts/suggestion before I send to Courtland.
thanks!


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My name is Tre’ona Kelty and I am a black lesbian female. Afterreading the article, {insert article name and date published} I wasdisheartened to learn that “The Check Its” exists.  I understand wherethese youth are coming from as being Black and LGBTQ {lesbian} is one of thehardest situations to deal with in life.
The article made reference to youth frequenting the streets ofChinatown. Quite rankly, there are no safe places for the LGBTQ community ofColor. We are not welcome within the traditional church. Our families ostracizeand disown us.  Too often, we must change our identity in order tofunction in “Corporate America”. Our police ignore our complaints and allow ourTransgender family to be shot in the streets. In synopsis, we live incommunities who believe we should be damned.
 Subsequently, this gang provides a psuedo “safe place” forthese youth. They feel that there is no where else to turn and no one who caresenough to reach back to help and support them. So many times we as AfricanAmericans-especially LGBTQ indentified- forget how hard it was to grow updifferent. We forget about the abuse and the bullying. We get our “goodgovernment jobs” and leave our youth to fend for themselves! What do we expectthem to do as opposed to forming their own familial structure? Refer toBennett’s quote for the real problem, “I want to go back to school to get myGED, but I do not know where to begin.” These kids yearn for assistance, buthave no where to turn. They are fighting for their lives, literally. How darewe judge if, we as a community have not tried to rally and reach back to helpthem and others like them.
I could not read this article and not feel compelled to move andgive back. My organization “Beautiful U Yes U” in collaboration with “The OneShow with Simply Nay” will host a town hall meeting entitled, “Young, Gay andBlack: Who Is Protecting Us?” This townhall meeting intends toquestion experiences, services and lack thereof that have contributed tothe emergence of self-identified gay gangs and surge of attacks on thetransgender population within this marginalized community.   A panelof youth, youth services provider, community leaders and elected officials willexamine these contributors and the offered resources thought to remedy theseharsh realities. We can no longer sit back and donothing, waiting for someone else to take care of the problem. It is our dutyand obligation to reach back and help. Will you join us?
For more information contact:
Tre’ona ( Ms. Tree) Kelty
Founder, Executive Director
Beautiful U Yes U
202-413-4083
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Beautiful-U-Yes-U
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On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Treona kelty <treona.kelty@gmail.com> wrote:
Take a look and give your thoughts/suggestion before I send to Courtland.
thanks!


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Monday, October 10, 2011

No More Down Low TV 1st Anniversary

0 comments Posted by barongan at 10:00 PM

One of the people I got to meet during the recent OUT on the Hill event who was busy working it and getting his learn on was Earnest Winborne, the Executive Producer of No More Down Low TV.

What's NoMoreDownLow TV?   It's the one year old creation of Winborne that has a mission of dispelling myths and misperceptions about same gender loving people in the African-American community.co-hosted by Kendell Hogan and Janora McDuffie.

He named it 'NoMoreDownLow TV as a response to the JL King book and subsequent Oprah show and the negative implications the “down low” discussion has had on the Black gay community.

The distracting 'down low' discussion has also spread negativity and animus in the straight Black community as well.

As I mentioned, Winborne was there recording the events of OUT on the Hill and that segment with the video from that amazing week in Washington DC will be up on their site starting today.  You might see shots of a certain outspoken transwoman y'all know and love in that upcoming episode..

NoMoreDownLow TV launched its premiere episode on October 11, 2010 which was fittingly National Coming Out Day.  Its segments are told from an African American point of view, and it is one Winborne noted is sadly missing when you talk about rainbow community issues.

“Our show will put a real face on same gender loving people who are traditionally overlooked by the mainstream media. We’ll feature people who are open and honest about who they are and those who are contributing to their communities in the fields of entertainment, sports, politics, health, music, and social activism,” Winborne said. 

NoMoreDownLow.TV segments in addition to being told from an African-American LGBT point of view, they have the underlying theme and goal of showing people inside and outside our community that you can live a successful out of the closet life at work, at home and even in a church.

Happy first anniversary No More Down Low TV!    Much love to you and much continued success in telling our stories.  May this next year be an even bigger, better and more successful one for you.

 

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Monday, October 3, 2011

LGBT King Memorial Event

0 comments Posted by barongan at 4:00 AM

No More Down Low TV was in the house for an LGBT event in Washington DC celebrating the opening of the MLK Jr Memorial.

In addition to African American LGBT leaders speaking about Dr. King and his legacy, it also mentioned Bayard Rustin's efforts as Dr. King's advisor and the lead organizer for the 1963 March On Washington..

Rustin's 100th birthday will be next year and the efforts of a team spearheaded by Mandy Carter to get a commemorative postage stamp done in his honor. . 

 

 

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