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Why This Gay, Black, Republican is No Token

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It is not easy to be a Black Republican and it’s damn near impossible to be a black, gay Republican.



The Silent Killer: Should the GOP Address the War on HIV-AIDS?

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Less than two weeks ago, while speaking on a panel for Fox News Strategy Room, actress Shery Lee Ralph and I spoke on the incredible silence draped over the issue of HIV and AIDS in America. The reality of AIDS, especially in the black community, is clear but not heard.
The question of which political party will address this issue becomes irrelevant, because of the virulent nature of this deadly virus. Despite President Bush’s unpopular presidency for eight years, the President directed $500 million dollars in federal spending towards HIV-AIDS relief and research, more than any U.S. President in history. Previously …



Tale of Two Queens - The Gay Case against Perez Hilton

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 By Dennis Sanders
 I’ve never been a big fan of the gossip columnist Perez Hilton. I don’t why, but he just doesn’t fascinate me. Hilton has made news recently by saying some not so nice comments about Miss California, Carrie Prejean when she answered a question about gay marriage from Hilton at the Miss USA contest.
Her answer wasn’t what Hilton wanted to hear. He slammed her on his blog by calling her a “bitch”, apologized and then took back the apology and called her an even worse name that I am not going to say here.
 Prejean is against gay marriage. I …



Warren, Prayer and “Unity”

The pundits, the pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into Red States and Blue States; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats. But I’ve got news for them, too. We worship an “awesome God” in the Blue States, and we don’t like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the Red States.
Dennis Sanders
I know that as a gay man I should be joining like everyone else in condemning President-elect Obama in selecting Rick Warren to give a prayer at the inaugeration since he vigorously supported Prop 8 which banned same sex marriage in California, but I’m not.
I …