Video Essay: “The Great Erasure” by Charles M. Blow

The Trials and Tribulations of a Queer Black Woman Growing up in a world where marginalized beliefs were covered up and hidden; it was hard to comprehend why I was so different. I never had a guide or someone to give me advice whenever I felt lost and displaced. There were times when I was at my lowest point not knowing how to feel, or why I didn’t fit into the ideal child, the ideal way. Multiple times throughout my life I have felt disoriented or stuck and I didn’t know who to go to for advice. At times I would have to watch all the other kids fit in…