"Therefore, as a black lesbian, I can expect to earn less and may never own my own home."
And this is our problem how, exactly? She says that fewer lesbians report owning homes, but is that because they are lesbians? Are mortgage companies turning down every lesbian that applies? I don't think so. There are other factors besides being lesbian that explain the home ownership statistics (perhaps such as living in a large city where renting is more common) but she states it as though the lower home ownership stat is directly linked to the lesbian stat and it's a cause and effect relationship. Silly.
What do lesbians do on their first date? Buy a house and move in together.
I have done several loans for lesbian couples. Never gay male couples though-just haven't come across it.
As a lender while I may not agree with their lifestyle, that does not affect their ability to pay a loan back.
"Therefore, as a black lesbian, I can expect to earn less and may never own my own home..."
Better put some ice on it...
My greataunt, who died a few years ago at 85, was a black lesbian. She and her partner had been together 50 years. While my other 'aunt' couldn't collect the social security, there was insurance and there was a life estate in the house my aunt owned. She has her own retirement and is doing fine.
These are women who came up when it was hard for blacks to have anything, and somehow, they both had jobs, cars, a house, a nice retirement, and health care. All without special lezbo rights.
No one is stopping anyone from buying insurance or a house. Jeez, we've got programs for illegals to buy houses, surely an American can find a way to purchase a home, sexual orientation and race notwithstanding.
Lesbians, like other unmarried people, can find many ways within the law to take care of each other financially. Statements to the contrary are promotions of another agenda.