By Tre'vell Anderson — 2021
The ever-viral artist discusses his meteoric rise and the pressures of being a Black gay musician on a global stage.
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CLEAR ALL
A queer author of color on the limits of language and the maximums of love.
How could I come home to my refugee parents, who worked seven days a week in their grocery store, and tell them that I wanted to read Jane Austen and the Romantic poets, and major in English, a language they didn’t speak in their own home?
I was one year into my Biology degree when I realized my passion in life was art. However, I knew my parents wouldn’t approve of me being an artist. If you’re on the same boat, keep reading.
What it’s like coming out as a black man when people see it as a ‘white thing.’