Dec 15, 2021
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As we continue our series speaking with young people who are biracial and identify as part of the LGBTQ community, on this episode, I speak with Jalen Little.
Jalen is a junior at Tufts University studying Human Factors Engineering. He grew up in Waterbury, Connecticut. Jalen is biracial, with two mixed-race parents and currently identifies as a black and Hispanic queer person.
Jalen tells us his painful story of growing up in an abusive home, and how he rebuilt his life after facing years of objectification, self-harm, and more.
Listen in as we talk about:
- How Jalen’s sexual identity has changed over the years
- The difference between Queer and Non-binary in Jalen’s opinion
- How coming out to friends differed from coming out to his parents
- The abuse Jalen faced from his dad partially because he was queer
- How that abuse led to self harm and a lack of self-confidence
- The correlation between race and sexuality, and the objectification of Jalen’s “blackness”
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