My Dating Life Does Not Determine My Blackness

My Dating Life Does Not Determine My Blackness
I wanted to create a digital space for ethical non-monogamy folx, but my self-disclosure came with the trolls
Gabrielle Smith
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Dec 7, 2020
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Photo: Image Source/Getty ImagesThis past August, I started making resources on Instagram for folks interested in practicing ethical non-monogamy (ENM). The face of polyamory and ENM is overwhelmingly White and typically displays…
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Written by Gabrielle Smith
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Brooklyn based poet and essayist. Queer & Afro-Latina. Writing about love, sex, mental illness and intersectionality. // bygabriellesmith.com
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