Welcome back to Queer Perspective! In this episode, Andrew and Nom talk about Nom's experience being black and queer. As always, if you enjoyed this episode please let us know by subscribing to our pod, leaving a review on Apple Podcasts, and following (and messaging!) us on Instagram @queerperspectivepod and TikTok @queerperspectivepod. 

TIMESTAMPS:

01:24: “literally she started life … and she chose expert mode” “No not even, you know when you click and it was a mistake.”

04:52: “What could I have said to make them not racist.” 

11:54: “You can try harder at being lighter.”

19:05: “But I did have a guy though that was like you are the darkest girl I have ever dated.”

25:01: “And you give me a face of ‘I am not going to learn a different language to talk to racists’.”

1:05:28: “Finally we are getting to the queer parts.”

1:15:16: “She would wake up in the morning at 7 am and send me a text good morning, and I wouldn’t respond until 7 pm with hey I just woke up.”

1:22:21: “If you overlook the racism it's fine.”

1:26:57: “When they say what's your type and then say blonde or brunette you know they are not talking about black girls.”

1:37:32: “I live in a society that doesn’t prioritize me so my job now is to do that for myself.”