Growing up as a queer person of color is not, by any means, an easy intersection of identities to navigate in the world. But what would it be like to grow up with a father whose belief systems very much parallels those of a black queer feminist?
Alexis Pauline Gumbs joined HuffPost Live this week to discuss her experiences growing up in a household with a parent who identified as such. From a very early age, Gumbs faced encouragement to think critically about issues pertaining to her identity and sense of self, largely due to the efforts of her father. She told HuffPost Live:
