By Malia Wollan — 2018
Remember that it’s not about you.
Read on www.nytimes.com
CLEAR ALL
Out pro wrestler Logan Black found the response to his coming out ‘overwhelming in the best way.’
My story differs from many others who grow up with a developmental disorder, because at the same time, I was also finding my way as a young gay man.
What it’s like coming out as a black man when people see it as a ‘white thing.’
Being able to safely affirm one’s gender identity and sexual orientation is crucial to mental and physical well-being. Yet many LGBTQIA+ people face enormous challenges in owning their true identities.
While we too often and too loudly insist that race does not matter, there is a growing body of research that shows race impacts many of our decisions (many with deadly consequences), and that implicit bias and racial anxiety are likely to be greater for those who cling to the belief of a colorblind...
To the list of identities Black people in America have assumed or been asked to, we can now add, thanks to this presidential election season, “Obama’s people” and “the African Americans.”
1