The Work, In original kink, Investigates Vulnerability, Masculinity in the Black LGBTQ+ ExperienceNEW YORK—original kink addresses the stereotype of the Black man as rage-filled, fearful, and hyper-masculine.
It takes on the stereotype of the Queer man as sensual, vulnerable, and feminine. It is at the intersection of these two interrogations of Black and Queer identity that Jubi Arriola-Headley flourishes.“[This is not] a white space,” Arriola-Headley writes, using literal blank spaces within his own anthology to symbolize the blatant reality of Black erasure in the United States.Perhaps the most powerful moments in this collection come when Black and Queer experiences intersect.