Defining My Intersectionality

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Being Black and queer (as I identify as both gay and nonbinary) has proven not to be complicated, but beautiful in the way it has led me to explore the queer-focused world I live in.

Whether it’s a circuit party or voicing my opinion on my podcast, The Gayly Dose, those things that define me (my race, sexuality, and gender identity) shape the way I choose to express myself.

In that expression lies a spectrum of esteem that has either pushed me to a space of complete pride or caused me to cloak certain facets of my identity that may make the environment I am in feel precarious.

I think the latter is what makes Pride so important. Seeing people in spaces that Pride has provided has been pivotal in my accepting different parts of what makes me unique as not only valid, but important.