‎”as a queer Black feminist, the adventure of loving myself and the transformative journey of loving other Black women are intricately tied together. so I identify as queer, not only because my romantic love exceeds the bounds and norms of heterosexuality, but also specifically because I center all forms of my love on Black women and radiate to the rest of the world from there. this is a queer thing in our society because loving Black women is not the norm in our contemporary society. it is radical for us to love ourselves and each other as Black women, and it challenges the norms of our culture. so my queerness lives in the way I love my mother, my sisters, my community AND my romantic partner.”

: alexis pauline gumbs