All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto
Both a primer for teens eager to be allies as well as a reassuring testimony for young queer men of color, All Boys Aren't Blue 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.
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Readers say *All Boys Aren't Blue* is a candid, heartfelt collection of essays that offers deep insight into growing up Black and queer, praised for i...
First off, I won’t be giving this a star rating, as this is an anthology of essays based on the author’s life.
All Boys Aren’t Blue is a candid narrative portrait of how a family created a safe and judgment free environment for the author to find himself the best way he could. It allowed him to grow and share as he was ready and willing without force.
“But later that night, I realized the only place that was truly safe for me would be in my imagination. My ability to be a kid came at the expense of my gender identity.”
i don't have my thoughts gathered up at the moment so maybe rtc maybe not, in any case if you're interested by this book, it's definitely a worthwile read !
Awesome book. It was such a moving book and very raw and full of truths about how our society treats black and gay men.
Okay, it goes without saying that I am not the target audience for this book!
I wanted to really, really love it simply for the fact that so many people would want to ban it.
As a story about a family dynamic, it was pretty darn good.
As a story about a black, queer man? It was….missing something. Something that I was hoping to see. Something that would have made me uncomfortable (because that’s what I wanted).
It’s not bad, but wasn’t what I was expecting either.
I wanted to really, really love it simply for the fact that so many people would want to ban it.
As a story about a family dynamic, it was pretty darn good.
As a story about a black, queer man? It was….missing something. Something that I was hoping to see. Something that would have made me uncomfortable (because that’s what I wanted).
It’s not bad, but wasn’t what I was expecting either.
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