All Boys Aren't Blue

by George M. Johnson

Keep your name if you like it. But know that you don’t have to.

I cried! I didn't realize how badly I needed someone to say this to me when I was younger!

Symbolism gives folks hope. But I’ve come to learn that symbolism is a threat to actual change—it’s a chance for those in power to say, “Look how far you have come” rather than admitting, “Look how long we’ve stopped you from getting here.”

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