HARD TO BELIEVE...MALCOLM X 'S DARK SECRET
October 25, 2009.
MediaTakeOut.com had to struggle hard to determine whether or not we were even gonna talk about this. But after a long internal debate we figured that, instead of burying our heads in the sand, it was better to let you guys know what folks are saying about one of the most revered and important African American leaders.
Some openly gay British journalist named Peter Tatchell is trying to make the case that Civil Rights leader Malcolm X was BIs*xUAL. He seems a little light on EVIDENCE though. Here's what he said:
A good example of this neglect is the denialism surrounding the bis*xuality of one of the greatest modern black liberation heroes: Malcolm X. The lack of recognition is perhaps not surprising, given that some of his family and many black activists have made strenuous efforts to deny his same-s*x relationships and suppress recognition of the full spectrum of his s*xuality.
And where did he get this CRAZY idea:
Malcolm's complex, changing s*xuality was never part of the narrative of his life until the publication of Bruce Perry's acclaimed biography, Malcolm - The Life of a Man Who Changed Black America.
Perry is a great admirer and defender of Malcolm X, but not an uncritical one. He wrote the facts, based on interviews with over 420 people who knew Malcolm personally at various stages in his life, from childhood to his tragic assassination in 1965.
O.K Now here's the kicker. The author claimed that Malcolm was a GAY PROSTITUTE. Here's more:
He documents Malcolm's many same-s*x relations and his activities as a male s*x worker, which spanned at least a 10-year period, from his mid-teens to his 20s, as I described in some detail in a previous article for the Guardian. Although Malcolm later married and, as far as we know, abandoned s*x with men, his earlier same-s*x relations suggest that he was bis*xual rather than heteros*xual. Abstaining from gay s*x after his marriage does not change the fundamentals of his s*xual orientation and does not mean that he was wholly straight.
We need to see some real evidence before we believe this ...
MediaTakeOut.com had to struggle hard to determine whether or not we were even gonna talk about this. But after a long internal debate we figured that, instead of burying our heads in the sand, it was better to let you guys know what folks are saying about one of the most revered and important African American leaders.
Some openly gay British journalist named Peter Tatchell is trying to make the case that Civil Rights leader Malcolm X was BIs*xUAL. He seems a little light on EVIDENCE though. Here's what he said:
A good example of this neglect is the denialism surrounding the bis*xuality of one of the greatest modern black liberation heroes: Malcolm X. The lack of recognition is perhaps not surprising, given that some of his family and many black activists have made strenuous efforts to deny his same-s*x relationships and suppress recognition of the full spectrum of his s*xuality.
And where did he get this CRAZY idea:
Malcolm's complex, changing s*xuality was never part of the narrative of his life until the publication of Bruce Perry's acclaimed biography, Malcolm - The Life of a Man Who Changed Black America.
Perry is a great admirer and defender of Malcolm X, but not an uncritical one. He wrote the facts, based on interviews with over 420 people who knew Malcolm personally at various stages in his life, from childhood to his tragic assassination in 1965.
O.K Now here's the kicker. The author claimed that Malcolm was a GAY PROSTITUTE. Here's more:
He documents Malcolm's many same-s*x relations and his activities as a male s*x worker, which spanned at least a 10-year period, from his mid-teens to his 20s, as I described in some detail in a previous article for the Guardian. Although Malcolm later married and, as far as we know, abandoned s*x with men, his earlier same-s*x relations suggest that he was bis*xual rather than heteros*xual. Abstaining from gay s*x after his marriage does not change the fundamentals of his s*xual orientation and does not mean that he was wholly straight.
We need to see some real evidence before we believe this ...
It amazes me how these white folks waste their time posting anything about Black leaders on their websites just so they could gain popularity. This is ridiculous indeed.