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Oct 12, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Writer George M. Johnson's book, "All Boys Aren't Blue," is the second-most banned in the United States, with bans in 29 school districts.
It is a young adult memoir about their experience growing up Black and queer in America. huffpost.com/entry/book-ban…
For the past year, there have been constant Google alerts, messages on social media from people calling them a "pedophile or groomer," and other attempts to deny their story and the very existence of Black queer people everywhere. huffpost.com/entry/book-ban…
Feb 1, 2018 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Today marks the start of #BlackHistoryMonth, and we will be honoring historic black LGBTQ activists, writers, politicians, entertainers and thinkers all month long.
1/ Audre Lorde was a black lesbian feminist, scholar and activist whose work powerfully speaks to the intersections of racism, sexism, and homophobia.
In the words of Lorde, "I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own."
