[Responding to a Washington Post report on Saturday that Farrakhan had agreed to include] gay speakers ... very pleased that eight months of discussions with Minister Louis Farrakhan and March organizers have begun to pay off. Keith Boykin
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![It just happened to be woven into the dialogue. I think that's great. It's revolutionary in many ways, not to make a big deal of it. The difference between being out and coming out and being out just means being open and honest about who you are. I'm not on a show with a pink triangle or [rainbow] flag. I'm just me on the show and being me, which means that being gay is just a part of who I am. - Keith Boykin Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBLZWl0aCBCb3lraW4gICAg&num=7 "It just happened to be woven into the dialogue. I think that's great. It's revolutionary in many ways, not to make a big deal of it. The difference between being out and coming out and being out just means being open and honest about who you are. I'm not on a show with a pink triangle or [rainbow] flag. I'm just me on the show and being me, which means that being gay is just a part of who I am. - Keith Boykin Quotes")
![[Farrakhan's invitation comes even as other African American leaders, from Reverend Al Sharpton to hip-hop superstar Kanye West, call for greater acceptance of gay people.] This could signal a turning point in our community, ... We are seeing an unprecedented discussion about sexuality in the black community. I'm confident that 20 to 30 years from now we will look at homophobia in the same light that we now look at racism. - Keith Boykin Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBLZWl0aCBCb3lraW4gICAg&num=9 "[Farrakhan's invitation comes even as other African American leaders, from Reverend Al Sharpton to hip-hop superstar Kanye West, call for greater acceptance of gay people.] This could signal a turning point in our community, ... We are seeing an unprecedented discussion about sexuality in the black community. I'm confident that 20 to 30 years from now we will look at homophobia in the same light that we now look at racism. - Keith Boykin Quotes")
![[The president of the National Black Justice Coalition, a gay civil rights group that met with Farrakhan on Wednesday, said he was barred from the stage even though he had been invited to speak.] I'm disappointed, ... They reneged on their agreement. - Keith Boykin Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZSBwcmVzaWRlbnQgb2YgdGhlIE5hdGlvbmFsIEJsYWNrIEp1c3RpY2UgQ29hbGl0aW9uLCBhIGdheSBjaXZpbCByaWdodHMgZ3JvdXAgdGhhdCBtZXQgd2l0aCBGYXJyYWtoYW4gb24gV2VkbmVzZGF5LCBzYWlkIGhlIHdhcyBiYXJyZWQgZnJvbSB0aGUgc3RhZ2UgZXZlbiB0aG91Z2ggaGUgaGFkIGJlZW4gaW52aXRlZCB0byBzcGVhay5dIEknbSBkaXNhcHBvaW50ZWQsIC4uLiBUaGV5IHJlbmVnZWQgb24gdGhlaXIgYWdyZWVtZW50LiA=&author=ICBLZWl0aCBCb3lraW4gICAg&num=11 "[The president of the National Black Justice Coalition, a gay civil rights group that met with Farrakhan on Wednesday, said he was barred from the stage even though he had been invited to speak.] I'm disappointed, ... They reneged on their agreement. - Keith Boykin Quotes")
