Good evening my comrades of Mingle2, shouts out to all my native Europeans out there from Germany, Germany in the house...!, France, Britain, Ireland, Ukraine, & Russia! I hold us down in the states...! okay, lets get started. Now before I begin this been a issue in my city of Philadelphia but I want you think universal okay, I want to hear from you all. Okay, I came across this article in my local newspaper that we could talk about. It starts by saying Racism in the LGBTQ Neighborhood: A progress Report & an Invitation. Now I know my city isn't perfect by far none. We face a ridicules soda tax. We face segregation in certain part of the city. Crime, a racist historical background, & corrupt cops. But one thing that my city is now taking the time to address for the LGBTQ communities there respect & fairness within there area of the city. The article starts by saying A year after a historic hearing on racism & discrimination in Philadelphia LGBTQ Community, we again ask the community to come out together to help keep us all moving forward. America, follow m now, it goes on to say in a political climate where racism & hate incidents on the rise, we at the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations (PCHR) & the office of LGBTQ Affairs believe that progress continues in the fight to dismantle racism, bias, discrimination, & unfairness in the community. Although advocacy groups had been doing the work for more than 30 years to identify & fight discrimination within the LGBTQ individuals reached a boiling point last year. America, follow me now, The office of LGBTQ Affairs with the support of the Mayor's Commission on LGBTQ Affairs, furthers this important by continuing intense & focused outreach efforts with an eye & heart towards inclusion & racial & ethnic diversity, & elevating & honoring the voices & lives of marginalizing in our community. This Year the Office also unveiled a new LGBTQ pride rainbow flag that includes the colors brown & black. The Office & the Commission are intentional in supporting & giving voice to these who are too often left out of narratives about the LGBTQ experiences, particularly persons or color, youth & elders, & trans & gender-nonconforming individuals. Okay America, I know this was a lot of read but it give us a chance to talk about it with clear understanding. Again like I mention in the intro of this, think if this happens in your city. what are your city doing to help the LGBTQ communities? Are you For supporting the ideal of chance for them or do you thin it requires more time to see if laws will be changed for the community. So lets talk!

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EyeAmYourHost39,

I don't understand the question. I think people should in general be treated with the respect they give. I don't believe people should have to feel forced to accept or pretend to accept others behaviors or choices though.

I have a loved one who is homosexual. I love them but I do not agree with the lifestyle so I do not participate in it and they do not force me to. When we are together, we are together as family and our 'lifestyles' are not the point or the focus.

people should be hired because they can do the job
be rented to because they can maintain the payments and the property
etc... but looking at stats for that community there really doesn't seem to be much problem in those areas.

I never support outright denying people their needs or opportunities to meet their needs without good reason, but I understand that, if its not a need or opportunity to meet a need, people should have freedom to choose to embrace it or not.

EyeAmYourHost39,


I see it as me as a supporter to the LGBTQ community & I'm glad to see our city taking there experiences serious. I work in the social service and I seen discrimination upon them. I thought me being black German in America facing prejudices was bad but nothing as horrible as what they face. I have gay friends and sometimes I worry bout there safety when the out in public holding hands, or at a park laying on the grass together showing affection, I worry a creep or a group of ignorant somebodies will harm them not understanding that's who they want to be with and I have greater worries to conquer than worry about who somebody love or devoted too. I will say this in the article later explains in January PCHR released a report containing recommendations for bars & non profit institutions, including requiring training on the Fair Practice Ordinance & implicit bias. A monitoring process & enforcement consequences accompanied the requirements. Since issuing this report, all of the bars & establishments that were subpoenaed have followed the commission's recommendations & participated in the PCHR-led Trainings.

I worry about safety in general in a violence obsessed culture. However, my black son cannot choose to do anything but be black when he comes across a violent person hateful of his race, unlike others who can choose to not hold hands when they come across a violent person hateful of their lifestyle, that would be not just homosexuals but even interracial couples in a racist area of the country.

I do not wish harm or violence on anyone. That has to change with our cultural obsessions with violence in general before it gets better for any group of us though.

Ms. Harmony,

Hello precious one, yes me too believe me I don't condone the lifestyle but I do believe in individual equality. If they can pick on the LGBTQ then they can pick on the black & brown, Muslim & Christian believers, a woman or a man sexism in America, & god knows who else. I wouldn't discriminate gays or trans genders. I mean being a black guy won't be fair to spread the same kind of hate that was brought to my people. But one thing for sure I'm proud of the fact at least powers of my city & non profit as well as advocates talked and change laws & put a new face on a community that I consider the under dogs....way to go for them for a long victory.

Ms Harmony,


I think of us being parents of color in America we will always worry about our kids especially with our sons. See like you I worry one day my sons want to relocate or take a long drive somewhere being stop by the police and he or they may lose there lives that day if the cop isn't feeling like that black child is being insubordinate. yes I agree with you totally that will would be far dangerous than a gay individual in a car. See until you mention you live that lifestyle nobody will ever stereotype you first. But being black young boy or man isn't something you can hide.