Talk:National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays

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Note: I changed the list of names of the founders from "A. Billy, S. Jones, and Delores P. Berry" to "ABilly S. Jones, and Delores P. Berry". His first name really is ABilly (although now he uses a last name of Jones-Hennin, to recognize his partner of 30 years). I'm good friends with Billy, though I've actually never asked him why he goes by ABilly.

- Paul M Lieberman —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paulmlieberman (talk • contribs) 22:28, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Peer Review Tyler Laney
You should add information on why this coalition was important for the black community, citing homophobia within the black community. You mentioned the flyers using coded language, but why was the coded language necessary at the time? Why were/are black men embarrassed to be known to be gay? This can be considered a survival tactic and it would be interesting if you dived into that a little bit more. You should also add more information on why the three founders began this coalition. Were they all friends? Were they already active within the black LGBT+ community? You should also add information as to why the key leaders left. Was there a controversy within the organization on expanding to include black women? It would be interesting to have information on why key leaders, especially the founders, decided to leave. It would also be interesting to know how they were perceived within the black community. Did people respect the organization and were they able to get a significant amount of work done? It is difficult to serve differing communities and make a change if people are not willing to meet with you and listen to you. YouTube may be a source for interviews or more information that you may not find in a database. Tyler Laney (talk) 22:41, 21 March 2017 (UTC)