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Crowd jams hearing full of allegations about racism in Philadelphia's LGBT community
PhillyVoice ^ | 10/26/2016 | NATALIE HOPE MCDONALD

Posted on 10/26/2016 2:43:44 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen

An overflow crowd jammed a Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations hearing on Tuesday night to level more complaints about racism and discrimination at white-owned gay bars in the Gayborhood.

Nearly 30 different speakers, most black or Latino, delivered passionate testimonials about experiencing racism in the form of dress code and ID policies, an air of "white privilege" and a bar owner who uses the n-word.

Even Mazzoni Center, one of the few health care providers specializing in LGBT health and wellness, was accused by a former employee for its lack of diversity.

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To: Dr. Sivana

LOL!


41 posted on 10/26/2016 8:09:43 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (We will be one People, under one God, saluting one American flag. --Donald Trump (standing ovation)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Dysfunctional people acting dysfunctionally. Who’d a thunk it?


42 posted on 10/26/2016 8:18:47 PM PDT by Antoninus ("The Western world has lost its civil courage, both as a whole and separately." -Solzhenitsyn)
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