This right here? We need more of it. EmilWilbekin
In 2002, though the worst of the HIV/AIDS epidemic was largely on the decline, there remained a social stigma within and outside of queer communities — especially communities of color. Contraction of the virus was more prominent among Black gay men such as Wilbekin, who was 34 at the time. Unfortunately, this statistic remains true, and in recent years, has grown more dire.that in 2017, 43% of new HIV diagnoses in the US were of Black people, 60 percent of those being gay men.
Additionally, Wilbekin hopes the show adds to a sense of wholeness among his community."How do we help heal whatever brokenness or shame lives in young Black gay men, and any other queer people at risk, because there is lack of self-worth within a society that also doesn't value them?" he says."We have to do better. This is on all of us.
Part of the challenge here is that Black men in general are not valued in our communities. There remains increased rates of incarceration, homicide, police brutality, and early death rates. For some, when it comes to Black gay men, the rationale is,
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