by Shawn Derritt
Newly-placed billboards in the Albany, New York area have created quite a stir within the black community. They depict a black man standing with a clergyman with the statement, “I am gay and this is where I pray.” Many churches are up in arms about the ads and are demanding they be removed. But the truth is gay men and women have been a part of the black church for generations. Unfortunately, too many ministers in the black church who react with indignation toward this...




