After Jussie Smollett yelled 'I am not suicidal' following his sentencing, Black LGBTQ community members explain his court outburst.
Jussie Smollett had an emotional outburst in a Chicago court room after he was sentenced, yelling "I am not suicidal!"
"He was trying to say if anything was to happen to him in prison, like what happens to so many Black queer and trans folks, he wanted the rest of the world to know that it wasn't suicide," Rice said.Rice believesWATCH | Judge scolds Jussie Smollett at sentencingCook County Judge James Linn's full remarks at Jussie Smollett's sentencing for disorderly conduct.
Shakur Silas, the program manager for the Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus, said many in the Black and Brown LGBTQ+ community were already distrustful of law enforcement and the criminal justice system. LGBTQ+ activists say no matter one's opinion about the Smollett case, hate crimes do happen every day.
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