TY - BOOK AU - Johnson,George M. TI - All boys aren't blue: a memoir-manifesto SN - 9780374312718 AV - HQ76.27.A37 J644 2020 U1 - 306.76/6208996073 23 PY - 2020/// CY - New York PB - Farrar Straus Giroux KW - Johnson, George M. KW - African American gay men KW - Biography KW - Teen nonfiction KW - Gays KW - Idenity N2 - In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys. 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. ER -