“JET Magazine has an extensive legacy of covering the lives of LGBT African-Americans,” said Herndon Graddick, President of GLAAD. “This is yet another opportunity to applaud JET Magazine for continuing to highlight the diversity of the African-American community and to urge other media outlets to recognize that it’s these stories that help grow acceptance of our community and give a voice to LGBT people of color who are too often invisible in the media.”
The already volatile conversation surrounding marriage equality intensified in Black America when — after teetering on the fence throughout his inaugural campaign and the vast majority of his first term — President Barack Obama finally acknowledged that it is archaic and unjust to deny tax-paying citizens the right to marry whomever they love.
Religious leaders such as Rev. Al Sharpton came out in full support of the POTUS, while others, like Pastor Jamal Bryant, said that they felt betrayed. Professor Michael Eric Dyson joined in the fray when he served as guest host on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” and called out religious “bigots” as “sexual rednecks.” Then, as always, there are those controversy chasers who seem to enjoy pitting the LGBT community against other purposely marginalized groups — as if there is no clear intersection regardless of race or ethnicity.
With accusations of homophobia continuously shadowing the Black community, to make this statement of solidarity by seamlessly framing marriage equality as the new normal is the classiest move that Jet could have made.
Well done.
Perry and Prince issued the following statement through GLAAD:
“We are excited and honored to have our wedding featured in the historic yet ever-current Jet magazine. Long the hallmark in publishing news, culture, and events pertaining to the black American experience, Jet’s publishing of our union is historic.”
It is, indeed, historic.
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Hope those two blistahs…oops, I mean sistahs will be happy.
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
Leviticus 18: 22. (Enough said).
All you preaching the word of Lord, don’t seem to me that you really read/understand it…Christ is forgiving…I am not gay…It’s not my place to say what is right or wrong…I just can’t stand to hear/read all you bigots preaching God without any of his loving ways…Worry about yourself and your self serving ways when YOU meet HIM…
I was offended at Rev. Jamal Bryant impregnating a young member of his church, while yet married to his wife. As a career educator, I am convinced people are born gay, it is not a choice.
You sound like an idiot.
Way to go Jet Magazine! Congratulations to the Grooms!
A gay couple was featured in Jet’s wedding section some time ago. Two women — on was trans (I think)
Ye without sin cast the first stone; only my Father and my Lord Jesus can judge man…….
Sin is sin. Now, we tolerate every kind of sin all day long. However, this whole gay movement is going too far. This is why people are fed up. Yes, you have free will to do you. Just stay in your lane and don’t corrupt what God made pure. If you a man, be a man. If you are a woman, be a woman. If you want to be married, marry someone of the opposite sex. God did not make a cat to bark and he did not make a dog to purr. Respect His authority. “For I am the Lord, and I change it not.”
Paul said it best that none are rightoues. Now, I vehemently disagree with JET Magazine running this. I disagree with the young men who claim they are married. In God’s eyes, you are wrong!! However, God does forgives if you seek repentance. Turn from your wicked ways. As humans, we cannot judge. However, we know what is right and real Christians should not stand for this type of silliness. Now, we have all sinned and fallen short. Yet, this is just outright disrespect. JET Magazine, it has been real.
I get annoyed when I see these fruit flies, but I’m thankful that I don’t glorify that lifestyle. Lord’s word has not changed.
If the sight of random gay people cause you that much turmoil you need therapy.
upto I looked at the receipt of $5789, I did not believe that my best friend had been truly making money in their spare time from there pretty old laptop.. there friends cousin haz done this for only 15 months and just now cleared the dept on their villa and bourt Buick. this is where I went…. Bit40,ℂOℳ
Really? A leader? How about a follower. With all the press this community has had, JET is just jumping on the bandwagon, following the masses. You reap what you sow…
Remember God warned us about this,”like the days of Sodom and Gamorrah.