The DL trend is something homegrown out of black culture. Sympathetic assassins that are in many ways evil and in the same ways victims themselves.
Sent on the go from my Peek ------------------------------------- Mr. Worf<[email protected]> wrote: A few years back I think a bi woman would have been more controversial, but nowadays it isn't as "shocking." Bi and gay men still have problems though especially in the black community. The DL brothas is a completely different issue though. Some of them do not categorize themselves as gay or bi more from denial than from anything else. (this is based mostly from conversations that I had with a few of them in the early 2000s) One person in particular hadn't had a relationship with a woman for 10 years but still considered himself straight. Let's not talk about the complete denial of not practicing safe sex. On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 2:21 PM, bruce harden <[email protected]>wrote: > > > people keep getting this wrong if you're bi that means you do both. best > example the ole down loe brothas. > > > On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Keith Johnson > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> Didn't know or even suspect this about Pacquin. I'm sure there will be a >> lot of disappointed men out there now! >> >> As for Ricky Martin: file it in the "Worst Kept Secret" folder. I think >> Clay Aiken's dossier was already in there... >> >> >> >> *************************************************** >> >> >> 'True Blood' Star Anna Paquin Uses Surprising Medium to Reveal Sexual >> Orientation By Mike Ryan | Thursday, April 1, 2010, 5:04 PM >> >> >> Anna Paquin >> Jordan Strauss/WireImage >> >> Hot on the heels of Ricky Martin's >> announcement<http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/stopthepresses/132331/ricky-martin-i-am-a-fortunate-homosexual-man/>on >> his personal blog that he's gay, "True >> Blood <http://tv.yahoo.com/true-blood/show/39147>" star Anna >> Paquin<http://tv.yahoo.com/anna-paquin/contributor/29335> used >> an unusual >> medium<http://omg.yahoo.com/news/anna-paquin-i-m-bisexual/38428>of her own >> to announce that she is bisexual. >> >> >> >> Alongside celebrities such as Elton >> John<http://tv.yahoo.com/elton-john/contributor/59894>, >> Clay Aiken <http://tv.yahoo.com/clay-aiken/contributor/1207678>, and Wanda >> Sykes <http://tv.yahoo.com/wanda-sykes/contributor/52103>, Paquin declared >> her sexual >> orientation<http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/03/exclusive-true-blood-star-reveals-true-self-anna-paquin-says-shes-bisexual>in >> a public service announcement for Cyndi >> Lauper <http://tv.yahoo.com/cyndi-lauper/contributor/37182>'s Give a Damn >> Campaign <http://www.wegiveadamn.org/upgrade/>, which promotes equality >> for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. Two videos were >> shot in Los Angeles on January 30 and were released April 1 at 9 a.m. EST. >> >> >> What makes 27-year-old Paquin's spot particularly surprising is that, >> unlike some of the other openly gay celebrities involved in the campaign, >> the actor had never before discussed being bisexual. According to >> RadarOnline.com, even people at the shoot were surprised when Paquin made >> the revelation. >> >> >> >> A second PSA features "Sex and the >> City<http://tv.yahoo.com/sex-and-the-city/show/205>" >> actor Cynthia >> Nixon<http://tv.yahoo.com/cynthia-nixon/contributor/771088>(who came >> out in 2006 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Nixon>), Jason Mraz, Kim >> Kardashian <http://tv.yahoo.com/kim-kardashian/contributor/2220832>, and >> Sharon <http://tv.yahoo.com/sharon-osbourne/contributor/790868> and Kelly >> Osbourne <http://tv.yahoo.com/kelly-osbourne/contributor/790850>. >> >> Paquin follows an interesting trend of celebrities forgoing the >> traditional "coming out" People magazine interview -- à la Clay Aiken and >> Lance >> Bass <http://tv.yahoo.com/lance-bass/contributor/49638> -- and instead >> controlling the message themselves. Ricky Martin buried his announcement at >> the bottom of an otherwise banal blog post, and now Paquin is using her >> announcement to drive attention to a cause she supports. So much attention, >> in fact, that servers at wegiveadamn.org crashed shortly >> after<http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/04/video-gay-rights-website-crashes-after-anna-paquin-bisexual-bombshell>the >> news broke of Paquin's statement. >> >> >> >> Paquin -- who at age 11 became the second-youngest Oscar winner in history >> when she won for best supporting actress for "The Piano" -- has been >> notoriously shy about discussing her private life and has never before >> discussed her sexuality. In 2007, she was romantically >> linked<http://omg.yahoo.com/news/anna-paquin-i-m-bisexual/38428>with actor >> Kieran >> Culkin <http://tv.yahoo.com/kieran-culkin/contributor/32918>. In August >> 2009, she and "True Blood" costar Stephen >> Moyer<http://tv.yahoo.com/stephen-moyer/contributor/44265>announced their >> engagement. >> >> >> >> The Give a Damn campaign is part of Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Fund (named >> after her popular 1986 song and album). Lauper is currently promoting the >> cause<http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/contestants/cyndi-lauper/charity.shtml>during >> her turn on the Donald >> Trump <http://tv.yahoo.com/donald-trump/contributor/1028501>-judged show >> "Celebrity Apprentice <http://tv.yahoo.com/the-apprentice/show/35539>." >> >> > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
