"We should be careful about using those terms that might turn our friends off. The terms “faggot” and “punk” should be deleted from our vocabulary, and especially we should not attach names normally designed for homosexuals to men who are enemies of the people, such as [Richard] Nixon or [John] Mitchell. Homosexuals are not enemies of the people." - Huey P. Newton, Black Panther Party
Dear friends,
On the link below, is a short speech by my old comrade Huey P. Newton. What he had to say at the time was very uncomfortable for many men especially, including male Panthers.
The attitudes that seemingly most people had towards both
women’s and gay liberation were not those that would move our society forward.
While women in the Black Panther Party enjoyed equal and
respectful treatment, things were far different in the overall society. As
well, homosexuality was basically unacceptable.
Yet, one of my biggest concerns, regarding today’s social movements
is: the word “liberation” has been replaced by the term “rights”. Unfortunately,
as a result, the very goals of both the women’s and gays movements now reflect
the overall identity crisis in our country.
Finally, if the drive for equality, dignity, and justice, for all people, is
diminished to being only for females who call themselves “white”, and people whose “identity”
is based upon something as precarious, if not frivolous, as the human sexual appetite/impulse,
then Male Supremacy and its spirit - which is male homosexuality, along with White Supremacy,
euphemistically called “racism” will prevail.G. Djata Bumpus
http://www.workers.org/2012/us/huey_p_newton_0524/
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