![]() The type of feeling that you have toward boys is probably not an innate tendency, but something that has been culturally acquired. “However, it does require careful attention. “Your problem is not at all an uncommon one,” Dr King replied. One of the rare (if not only) examples of him discussing sexuality publicly comes from an advice column written in 1958, in which an anonymous boy who felt “about boys the way I ought to feel about girls” asked Dr King what he could do, or where he could “go for help”. For many, queer Black folk in particular, his stance on LGBTQ+ rights is a topic of much conversation.ĭuring his lifetime, Martin Luther King Jr was not a vocal advocate for gay rights (he was assassinated a year before Stonewall, in 1968), nor did he speak out against them. ![]() ![]() But when looking back at his life and work, it is of course natural to wonder about the things that largely went unsaid. He devoted his life to – and was ultimately murdered for – advancing the rights of Black Americans, rallying against the “three major evils” – racism, poverty and war. ![]() ![]() On Martin Luther King Jr Day, we revisit the legendary civil rights leader’s relationship with LGBTQ+ rights.ĭr King’s legacy is towering and complex. ![]()
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