This week, The Advocate, a popular LGBT publication, posted an article about Insecure’s newest ostensibly gay character, Ahmal (Issa’s brother), and code-switching. When I seen the article come across my feed, I was glad that someone was finally addressing it. When I first saw the episode, I clocked the code-switching immediately and just knew thatContinueContinue reading “4 Reasons Why Black Queer Men Code-Switch”
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Ask Avery: “Isn’t White Supremacy Just About Racism?”
A few weeks ago I wrote about respectability politics and why you won’t catch me subscribing to them. When I posted the link on my Facebook, I put this as the caption: Afterward, I got a bunch of questions about why I link whiteness (read: white supremacy) with things like homophobia and patriarchy and etc.ContinueContinue reading “Ask Avery: “Isn’t White Supremacy Just About Racism?””
Pride and The Police
*singing* It’s the most wonderful timeee of the yearrrr! No, it’s not Christmas (which is also lit), but it’s Pride month. The one month of the year (honestly, Pride celebrations start in April and go through Labor Day, but the official Pride month is June) where LGBTQA+ identifying folks come together and aim up ourContinueContinue reading “Pride and The Police”
Avery Ware 