Sometimes being your most authentic self involves accepting others for who they are.

My dad's name is 'The Drag Queen.'

My mother went through a phase in her life where she... stopped being queer for religious reasons. I remember, my mother rebuking her sexuality... Queerness was not okay. She basically just said it wasn't okay for her... This is what, in my experience, religion can do to a queer person.

The point of pride is to go out and celebrate life, including the lives of those who fought for us to get where we are.

For me, I think it's important to spread Black queer joy and acknowledge Black queer excellence and the achievements that have been made by my people, specifically meaning Black queer people.

You can celebrate pride, by lifting up what Black queer people have given us.