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Minefields for people of color, racism is rife and an accepted norm on many of these platforms. We’ve effectively erased the voices of those who fought the hardest for our rights. It’s important to remember that while we have differences, we all still share some universal experiences. But while June has become a month-long celebration for many, it’s apparent that we currently have two different prides occurring.

While rainbows are replacing corporation logos across the nation, Black folks like myself are attending rallies for the death of our trans sisters — most recently Layleen Polanco Xtranveganza, who was found dead in her jail cell in Rikers Island, and Zoe Spears, who was shot to death on June 15.

Use your privilege for good. By comparison, 20% of White non-LGBT adults reported mild disability, and 10% reported high disability.

  • Compared to White non-LGBT adults, White LGBT adults had greater odds of being diagnosed with several serious health conditions, including asthma, diabetes, heart attack, cancer, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.

    This white gay privilege exists year-round, but it is particularly frustrating during Pride.

    • All communities struggle in some way with race, and the LGBTQ community is no different. Unfortunately, this is nothing new for the Black queer community; the architects and elders of the movement have been all but erased.

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    AfricanAmericans make up more than 40 percent of all people living with HIV in the United States, despite African Americans comprising only 12 percent of the U.S. population. Raise up the voices of those further marginalized within the community. We used to recognize HIV as a primarily white, gay epidemic. The intersection of race creates additional barriers like access to healthcare, medication and a proximity to higher infection rates.

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    Although white queer people share in our queer oppression, they are still beneficiaries of white supremacy — and are not above wielding that power in our “safe spaces.” In 2017 during Philly Pride, for example, the attempt was made to add a black and brown stripe to the rainbow flag.

    The next time someone says, “I can’t be racist, I’m gay,” please remind them that they are, in fact, both racist and gay. Among White LGBT adults, 27% report current smoking and 9% report heavy drinking, compared to 18% and 7% of non-LGBT adults, respectively.

  • More White LGBT adults than non-LGBT adults report having mild or high disability, defined by the number of days that they experienced limitations due to poor health in the prior month.

    Identities are multi-faceted, after all.

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    I am a person of color. For example, 54% reported not having had enough money to make ends meet in the prior year, 11% reported being fired or laid off in the prior year, and 26% reported experiencing a major financial crisis in the prior year.

    And yet Roland Emmerlich’s 2015 movie "Stonewall" shamelessly downplayed the role Black queer people played in leading the riots — going so far as having a white gay man throw the first brick, instead of Marsha P. Johnson.

    Such revisionism is not just a feature of movies, however. I am also queer.