Our Intentions and Message

Our intentions for our campaign is to bring attention to the extraordinary challenges that homosexual racial minority`s face. Both forms of discrimination can lead to both physical and mental health issues, especially when individuals have to face these problems with little to no support. The key message of this project lies within the principle of equality. Being a homosexual within this society already has its challenges, let alone being a homosexual who is also a minority. A homosexual minority has the difficult task of being accepted into society without being judged for being a homosexual, they also have to be accepted for the color of their skin within the gay community. Not only do these individuals have trouble fitting into society, they are ridiculed by their own family and culture because of the stigma that being a homosexual carries.

Black communities, have a strong distaste for homosexuals and do not condone it within their community, which can leave those individuals feeling very alienated. These individuals are left feeling unaccepted with no one to turn to, this can have a serious effect on their mental health, and leaving them feeling ashamed about their sexual orientation.  Not to mention the thought of potentially losing close family and friends due their sexual orientation can be paralyzing. Our key message that we want to get across is that nobody should be subject to negativity, hate or violence because of their sexual orientation or race.  A lot of individuals feel the need to hide their sexual orientation and pretend to be something they are not because of what they fear people close to them or people of society will say.  It is one thing to not be accepted by the public, but it becomes more hurtful when the hate is by the hands of your own family.

We want minority homosexuals to know that they shouldn’t have to hide their sexual orientation because of what they fear may happen to them, nobody has the right to physically, verbally, or emotionally harm them.  We also want to educate the general public; who happens to be the main audience of this project, they need to see these people for who they truly are regardless of their skin color and sexual orientation.