All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto

In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood and adolescence growing up as a gay black man.

I’m forever thankful that George M. Johnson has written this (YA) memoir - his personal story. With amazing depth, vulnerability and raw honesty, GMJ writes about what it was like growing up as a queer Black man in the US. He touches upon heavy subjects such as bullying, masculinity, gender expectations, sexual abuse, police brutality, and having to play Abraham Lincoln in a school play. ⁣
He also asks serious questions about compulsory heterosexuality, gender performance, and exploring your sexuality.
I also thoroughly loved his stories about his family, especially about his Nanny. I can relate to having a grandmother that makes you feel seen.⁣
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I wasn’t necessarily the intended audience for this book, but while I was reading I kept thinking about my own personal experience growing up queer and how I was often questioning my femininity.⁣ read more