

When I Woke Up
I was first introduced to the play Br’er Cotton by Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm at Kitchen Dog Theater’s New Works Festival as a reading in...


The Troll Under the Rainbow Bridge
After writing the article "Navigating Through Pride and Prejudice" about what it’s like to be black and gay during Pride, I needed to...


When Love Hurts
I grew up in a household with a mother who was young and still trying to find herself and a dad who was worried about who he was going to...


Be appropriate...don't appropriate
I am 18; perched on a wooden stool overlooking the Plaza de Armas in Cusco. I turn back to my hot chocolate (I’m in the chocolate...


Dear All Lives Matter,
©All A Gray Area 2016 All Rights Reserved. Video contains graphic content Exactly one year ago, I sat on the patio of coffee shop in...


Navigating Through Pride and Prejudice
Some of my gay friends and I see Pride month differently. Very differently. According to them, I get two months: February, for Black...


Ain't No Half Steppin': Assimilate or Advocate (Part 2)
Click here to read Ain't No Half Steppin': Assimilate or Advocate Part 1 If there was only one notable lesson that we African Americans...


Finally, A Wonder Woman Movie
...And it's all about men Editor's Note: The subscripts are everything! And you should pay attention to those almost as much as the...


Finding My Voice
I was born and raised in the DFW Metroplex in Texas. I’m a pale white girl, with strawberry blonde hair and lots of freckles. And while I...


I’ll Have Reconciliation, but Hold the Truth
This text is a response to last week’s post, “My Truth,” in which the author, Janelle Gray, writes about her decision not to sugar coat...