This term was meant to actively express pride in one's racial heritage. The term same gender loving was coined by the activist Cleo Manago to describe people of African descent who are attracted to the same sex, as opposed to terms such as 'gay/lesbian', 'bisexual', or ' queer'. Many LGBT black people report experiencing racism from the white LGBT community, leading some to repudiate labels such as 'gay' and connections to white LGBT culture. See also: Homophobia in ethnic minority communities § Black British community, and Homophobia in ethnic minority communities § Black community Some LGBT Mizrahi Jews have alleged that aspects of Ashkenazi LGBT activism express 'Ashkenazi hegemony' and leave 'no legitimized cultural space for Mizrahi queers to express their Arab culture and heritage'. Some Mizrahi Jews and Arab Jews report exclusion and discrimination by the Ashkenazi LGBT community in Israel.
Many people in the Arab community spoke about ethnic stereotypes. The respondents were from both Christian and Muslim religious backgrounds. A report titled We're Family Too studied what it calls same-sex-attracted people from Arab backgrounds in Australia.
