This Is Us
Too Dark to Be Seen
At a gay club in the ’90s, I compete for attention with lighter-skinned men — and confront years of internalized racism
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9 min readApr 14, 2020
My erection is pressing against the zip fly of my jeans. They’re JNCO jeans. Everybody’s wearing them but, if I’m honest, I think they look silly. They have wide, flared legs — you know…
