Following the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, Minnesota erupted in chaos as the anger of inherently discriminatory policing policies came to a boiling point.
Soon after, the nation itself ignited with protest as demands for justice overtook the American psyche and white America woke up to a reality black Americans had lived in for far too long.
For the queer community, however, it is important we not forget the role of black organizing in the beginning of queer liberation..