Dead Black Boy Magic: How mental health stigmas compound with anti-queerness to kill our children
I carry a combination of marginal identities that hold an enduring need for self-sufficiency and suffering.
I am a Black queer woman with HIV and I am clean
I think that when we begin to open up about harm, cleanliness, criminalization and stigma, we get better at loving each other. And when we listen, we build up sustainable, community driven responses to diagnosis and harm.
Zaddy issues: On dating older Black men & being polyamorous
My experiences with dating older Black men have taught me that though some of their actions are inappropriate, they’re often misplaced reactions to the world we live in.
At 20, Lil Nas X is still a child. Why do older adults keep sexualizing him?
Yes, 18 is the legal threshold from childhood to adulthood, but legality has never been something that applied “equally" to Black children, especially Black Queer children.
When gender non-conforming Bois like me get punched in the face, it’s always our fault
There’s always something more I should have done.
I went to my high school reunion queer & proud, but still couldn’t shake the fear of being outed
But truth is, from what I can tell, I am the only person who brought a “partner” to this reunion. Sure, there might be other fiances, but partner is the only term straight folks prescribe to gay niggas.
The messy relationship between f*ggots & the Black American pop diva
Diva has long-time been used to describe an archetype of the wonderfully tragic. Used to uplift and level. To shroud a person in cues: dramatic, difficult, annoying, too-much.
Heteronormativity makes us prey: At 15 I believed acting out my crushes was worse than being exploited by strangers
I was more afraid of being found out than of being harmed.
When liberal orgs tell QTPOC to “bring your full self to work,” it’s a lie. I know because I fell for it.
By recognizing the unwritten rules and expectations for what they are, we can better navigate these spaces or leave them altogether to build our own.
For all the poor Black kids who become prey for rich white liberals
He knows he can ruin poor Black folks lives, and then just retreat into his money with no guilty conscience. A monster.
