Washington Times: Homosexual groups pursue minorities

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Homosexual groups pursue minorities
By Dionne Walker
ASSOCIATED PRESS
August 17, 2005

RICHMOND -- Dyana Mason, the executive director of Equality Virginia, begins each summer with two road trips: one to the District for the black homosexual-pride celebration in May, and a second to its predominantly white June counterpart, Capital Pride.
Through the fall, similar celebrations will unfold in major cities across the nation, underscoring a racial rift that some say splinters homosexual America.

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We have this rainbow of unity -- 'We're all in it together,'?" said Earl Fowlkes, president of the International Federation of Black Prides. "Truth be told, it's not that way."
His group represents more than 23 annual black-pride celebrations drawing thousands of black homosexuals to cities such as New York, Chicago and Atlanta. Such culture-specific celebrations are on the rise as the face of homosexual America shifts from the white-male stereotype.

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Despite efforts by the HRC to reach out to minority homosexuals, frustrations linger. For one, Hispanics shrink from organizations with people who think translating documents into Spanish is enough, said Noemi Perez, a Virginia homosexual-rights advocate.
She called for more Hispanic hires from the community -- not handpicked people whose main qualification is a Spanish surname.