“Society needs reminders about black gays and lesbians”, a column in South Carolina’s The State newspaper, was written by Alvin McEwen, best known as the author of the excellent book, “Holy Bullies And Headless Monsters.” Here are a few excerpts: “House of Payne†is one of the most popular shows in the black community, and it has yet to have even a guest character who is gay or lesbian. But it doesn’t seem to have a problem with making jokes about someone being gay or being on the “down low.†And this, unfortunately, is indicative of the black community. Few in the black community seem to care about the gay community of color — our issues, or our lives in general.” “When magazines such as Ebony print articles comparing “black civil rights†and “gay civil rights,†they conveniently can’t find any gays or lesbians of color to give any comments.” I hope you’ll read the piece, and keep your eyes open for McEwen’s next.