Within the black community, we often see homophobic violence running rampant throughout our streets and homes. Some say it’s the need to conform to traditional and religious values, and it’s not such a far fetched idea being that the the black church is at the center of most African American’s lives. Aligning one’s morals with church values is something that’s been seen all throughout African American history and has forced many to choose between one of the two: their faith o