Black And Gay Politics: They're NOT Exactly The Same

*Inspired by Michael Sam’s recent announcement that he plans to be the football’s  first openly gay player, Tyrone “Mustafa” Jackson decided that he wanted to make history, too. Yesterday, at a press conference,  Jackson announced to the world that he wanted to be America’s first “openly black” hockey player.

While Sam’s announcement was met with cheers and letters of congratulations, Mustafa’s announcement was met with boos and “go back to Africa” tweets…