Instead they challenge dragons, alien species or live out tropes of melodramatic romance, heartbreak and drama - always confronting a high stake choice: Slay the dragon or tame it? Save the planet or let humans die for the greater good of the cosmos? My stories confront and live outside of gender and sex, religious and social stereotypes, challenging the shame I carried growing up in the Church and the expected social construct of hetero, cookie-cutter perfection. I believe that presenting queer black bodies living freely, owning their being, is necessary at a time when our physical bodies are still policed, beaten, and disregarded in almost every existing system.
