All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto in Bloomington, MN

In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson's
All Boys Aren't Blue
explores their childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia.
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From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys.
Both a primer for teens eager to be allies as well as a reassuring testimony for young queer men of color,
covers topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, structural marginalization, consent, and Black joy. Johnson's emotionally frank style of writing will appeal directly to young adults. (Johnson used he/him pronouns at the time of publication.)
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