African-American Lesbian Activist

Lesbians of color are most the often overlooked; they are shadowed by heterosexuals, males, and whites. Although lesbians of color have always been present in daily life and the feminist and equality movements, it was not until the late 1970s, that lesbians of color began to organize, writing biographies and compiling their own histories. Mandy Carter is a well-known African-American lesbian activist. She?s the field director for the National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership …

…have. There are so many other women like Mandy Carter out there?I respect them for their outspoken voices. Reading about Carter just reinforced for me that women, be they black or white, gay or ?straight?, rich or poor can get together and campaign for one another. The division in the feminist groups doesn?t have to exist, people like Mandy Carter prove it by joining and heading and pushing forward groups of all kinds.