The Black Commentator - Homophobia has become a Black problem...

The Black Commentator - July 19, 2007 - Issue 238: "We have a crisis in the African American community: an epidemic of homelessness among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth. And they need our help. And like the AIDS epidemic ravaging the African American community my folks are not addressing this problem too.

Of course, airing the problem publicly will be viewed by many in the black community as “airing our dirty laundry” or “putting our business in the street.” But when 42 percent of the country's homeless youth identifies as LGBTQ, and approximately 90 percent within this group comprise of African American and Latino youth from urban enclaves like New York City, Boston, and Los Angeles, the problem is already on the street. Why? Because our kids are. And during these summer months their numbers will soar."