For colored boys who have considered suicide when the rainbow is still not enough: coming of age, coming out, and coming home
General fiction, Social issues, General non-fiction, Law and crime
Human-narrated audio
Summary
In the wake of the tragic suicide of a young, gay, university student, Tyler Clementi, the movement "It Gets Better" began, as thousands of user-created videos posted online echoed this message for LGBT youth of all races, backgrounds, and colors.… Stemming from this movement, this collection of stories addresses the longstanding issues of sexual abuse, suicide, HIV/AIDS, racism, and homophobia in the African American and Latino communitites, and more specifically among young gay men of color. Contains some explicit descriptions of sex, some strong language, and some violence