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Gentrification has put a new face on the neighborhood; upper-middle-class lesbians and gay men now cruise the streets, looking disdainfully at the ho… - Jewelle Gomez
" "Gentrification has put a new face on the neighborhood; upper-middle-class lesbians and gay men now cruise the streets, looking disdainfully at the house I grew up in because it doesn't fit their standards of elegance. But inside that house are the people who made me who I am. They're the people I write about in my books. And I write about them because they are heroic in
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About Jewelle Gomez
Jewelle Gomez (born September 11, 1948) is an author, poet, critic and playwright who lives in the USA. Her art centers on women's experiences, particularly those of LGBTQ women of color.
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