A review by theshrinkette
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

First 5-star read of 2021. Johnson has penned a searing, vulnerable memoir of the joys and traumas of being a young Black queer person. The essays are arranged to paint a picture gathering specific experiences that shaped them as a Black queer person, writer, and activist. A valuable book for young queer people as they navigate their identities and belongingness in the world. (Note: A young trans cousin mentioned in the book is deadnamed and misgendered in one chapter, though Johnson specifies that they were writing that chapter from the perception of their teenage self.)
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