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ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS: BLACK & GAY AMERI

In the aftermath of the historic 1993 March on Washgton for gay and lbian rights, Keh Boyk, One More River to Cross, clarifi the relatnship between blacks and gays Ameri by portrayg the "mon ground" liv of those who are both black and gay. Agast a backdrop of civil rights and the black experience Ameri, Boyk terviews Baptist misters, gay polil lears, and other black gays and lbians on issu of fah, fay, discrimatn, and visibily to terme what differenc--real and imaged--separate the two muni.

ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS: BLACK & GAY AMERI

Boyk pots to evince of Ain and prelonial same-sex behavr, as well as figur like Jam Baldw and Bayard Rt, to dispel the myth that homosexualy is a "whe thang, " while his rearch suggts that blacks are ls homophobic than wh, spe the rhetoric of rap and relign. Wh stori om his own experience as well as that of other black gays and lbians, Boyk targets gay racism and black homophobia and suggts that nservative forc have substuted the mon language of racism for homophobia orr to prevent a potentially powerful aln of blacks and portrayg what means to be black and gay, One More River to Cross offers an extraordary wdow to a muny that challeng this untry's acceptance of s mori, both racial and sexual.

GenrLGBTNonfictnQueerQueer StudiCultural Studi288 pag, PaperbackFirst published Augt 1, 1996About the thorRatgs & ReviewsFriends & Followg Communy ReviewsDisplayg 1 - 5 of 5 reviews336 reviews14 followersFebary 3, 2013An tertg book, obvly the thor did a lot of rearch, the sectn where he als wh the disvery of his own sexualy, how he " out" is very tertg, the rt of the book reads like a this on beg lbian/gay the Whe and Black muny, lots of tails about this, which may be tertg for those dog a this on this topic, I need to simply sn some of the pag sce was too many tails for life workg for the Whe Hoe, wh Bill Clton, aga tertg anecdot, his thoughts on Coli Powell are tertg the sense that Powell's thoughts on gays the ary no no, set back this e for a few years, as he spoke for the forc as well was assumed he spoke for should be given 5 stars for the work he put to the book, however when to my personal enjoyment of readg this, 3 is the bt I n e up wh. Wh stori om his own experience as well as that of other black gays and lbians, Boyk targets gay racism and black homophobia and suggts that nservative forc have substuted the mon language of racism for homophobia orr to prevent a potentially powerful aln of blacks and gays. By portrayg what means to be black and gay, One More River to Cross offers an extraordary wdow to a muny that challeng this untry's acceptance of s mori, both racial and sexual.

One More River to Cross: Black and Gay Ameri is a 1996 book wrten by Keh Boyk, who ran a now-funct natnal black gay and lbian anizatn. He terviews many famo Ain-Amerin gay men and lbians such as Cleo Manago, Perry Watks, and Cheryl Clarke. Gay Studi.

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One More River to Cross: Black & Gay Ameri. A crilly acclaimed book on the relatnship between blacks and gays Ameri by Keh Boyk, Executive Director of the Natnal Black Gay and Lbian Learship Fom, "One More River to Cross" explor what means to be both black and gay Ameri.

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One more river to cross: Black and gay Ameri / Keh Boyk. Ain Amerin gays--Social ndns. Homophobia--Uned Stat.