This volume launches the first sustained discussion of the need for a queer of color conceptual framework around Black, lesbian female identity. Specifically, this volume addresses the necessity for a more integrated framework within queer studies, in which the variables of race/ethnicity are taken into consideration. This book is unique in that it highlights a triple-jeopardy minority group that has been historically marginalized and concludes with the proposal of a much-needed framework for researchers to begin to create a baseline of knowledge/research under the umbrella of the Black Queer Identity Matrix.
Chosen Poems, Old and New
"A proportion of gay life for poor, young queers consisted of hanging out at the entrance of a gay club--not be able to go inside. Because; 1. Can't afford door charge. 2. Have no ID, to get past the bouncer; or bartender (being ...
See? Just like most other cities. Bree Danvers would've compared it to a video game, maybe a cartoon or comic book, except black girls are rarely the heroines of the story.
The life recorded here reveals the realities, which are quite different from the fantasies. Most of all this is the journey of a woman following her dream.