“I once described to a date that being Black and queer oftentimes felt like I was a vegetarian showing up to the cookout at a time when there was no Beyond Beef or Tabitha Brown to show you how to veganize soul food.”
Although there has been more mainstream media representation of queer people, homophobia still lingers throughout our community. As a full-time organizer, I have come face-to-face with anti-LGBTQ laws as they have gained notoriety around the south. As I scrolled through Instagram comments, I felt a familiar sharp pain in my stomach.that target LGBTQ students and families.
I started to date women as I progressed through college. Most of my relationships were short lived, ending in tears of frustration because I wasn’t ready to fully admit who I was to myself. It felt as if I was always being warped back into time. I naturally gravitated towards Black queer writers such as bell hooks and Audre Lorde. I fantasized about fleeing to Paris, as James Baldwin did in an effort to have the freedom of being both Black and queer simultaneously.
I once described to a date that being Black and queer oftentimes felt like I was a vegetarian showing up to the cookout at a time when there was no Beyond Beef or
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