This is very nice. A new campaign has been launched to raise awareness within Toronto’s Black communities about the importance of being an ally to Black LGBT youth. Toronto is Canada's largest city and home to its largest Black population.
"Black Family and Friends: Love, Acceptance and Support" was launched earlier this summer by PFLAG Canada, Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention and other community-based groups. There are print, web and YouTube components and the recepton has been good, organizers tell Rod 2.0.
There are also video testimonials from Black LGBT Torontonians. One of the newest videos is from actor, comedian and writer Trey Anthony, whose critically-acclaimed play "Da Kink in My Hair" was later adapted into a television show for Global.
"There's this thought that the Black community has not been supportive," says the lesbian comedian. "That's not been the case. The Black community needs dialogue and we need to be able to speak our truths."
Bravo. Watch Trey Anthony's story and Sampson, who says that his sexuality made him feel alone "isolated" in his religious family AFTER THE JUMP ...
This is awesome!!!
Posted by: Aamir Swag | 08 August 2011 at 12:02
LOVE THIS!
Posted by: thegaytekeeper | 08 August 2011 at 13:33
This is great and those are some beautiful Canadian brothers!
Posted by: DFS | 08 August 2011 at 14:42
YES INDEED..>TORONTO IS LOOKING NICER AND NICER EVERYDAY!!!!
Posted by: TheRevKev | 08 August 2011 at 15:19
I'm actually think of moving to Canada....Well, MAYBE, when I get older.
Posted by: Account Deleted | 09 August 2011 at 08:13
Nice sharing guys! We might try to work a reference to this one into our post about awareness campaigns next week is that's cool?
Posted by: Awareness Campaign | 10 August 2011 at 03:59