Cleo Manago

Cleo Manago (born September 21, 1960)[1] is an African American activist and social architect who coined the term same gender loving[2] (or SGL) as an alternative for African descended or black people who do not wish to identify as gay or lesbian due to the perceived Eurocentric nature of the latter terminology and community practices.[2][3][4] Along with his activism, he is also a blogger and columnist. Manago rejects the terms gay, bisexual and lesbian because he believes they are white, eurocentric-constructed identities which do not culturally affirm the culture and history of African descended people.[3][5] Manago is also the founder and CEO of AmASSI Health and Cultural Centers and Black Men's Xchange (BMX).[6]

  1. ^ "Cleo Manago". National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC). September 21, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Editors: Aggleton, Peter; Parker, Richard, Routledge Handbook of Sexuality, Health and Rights, Routledge, 2010, p. 459, ISBN 9781135272883
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  4. ^ Editor: Coleman, Monica A. (contributor: Layli Maparyan), Ain't I a Womanist, Too?: Third-Wave Womanist Religious Thought, Fortress Press (2013), ISBN 9780800698768 p. 193
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Pol was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Jennifer Brier; Jim Downs; Jennifer L Morgan (September 15, 2016). Connexions: Histories of Race and Sex in North America. University of Illinois Press. pp. 305–. ISBN 978-0-252-09881-9.