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La Belle of le Ball: An Ode to Crystal LaBeija (a Poem)
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My mother told me, “Never stay where you’re not wanted”, a betoken for the fate of navigating as a black faggot in America. Disallowed from the streets because my blackness didn’t allow my “smart ass mouth” to find allegiance, in gender binaries constructed to promote misandry and misogyny to advance…
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Today, I am 28.
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In this photo I was 4 years old on this day, I was happy. That smile in this picture was intentional and I can remember like it was yesterday. On March 19th, I turned 28 years old, so my childhood is a little fuzzy. But that day sticks with me.…